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USNS Waters (T-AGS-45)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Whiskey - Alpha - Alpha
 NWAA
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Waters Class Hydrographic Survey Ship:
  • Laid down, 21 May 1991, at Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 6 June 1992
  • Delivered to the Navy, 26 May 1993
  • Placed in service as a Navigation Support Test Ship with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Special Missions Ships Program as USNS Waters (T-AGS-45)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 12,250 t.(fl)
    Length 457'
    Beam 69'
    Draft 26' 10" (max)
    Speed 14 kts.
    Complement 32 Civilian Marines, 68 Sponsor
    Propulsion diesel-electric drive, twin shafts
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    Waters
    09104507    		 300k Starboard bow view of Waters (T-AGS-45) at 40 percent completion of construction at Avondale Industries, Inc., 7 January 1992.
    National Archives and Records Administration Identifier: 6476597    		 Robert Hurst
    Waters
    09104508    		 337k Starboard bow view of the Military Sealift Command survey ship Waters (T-AGS-45) at 70 percent completion of construction at Avondale Industries, Inc., 11 May 1992.
    National Archives and Records Administration Identifier: 6476602    		 Robert Hurst
    Waters
    09104509    		 100k Waters (T-AGS-45) after launching, 6 June 1992, at Avondale Industries, Inc., New Orleans, LA.
    Photo from www.picryl.com by U.S. National Archives    		 John Spivey
    Waters
    09104506    		 299k Waters (T-AGS-45) underway during builders trials in the Gulf of Mexico, 20 April 1993.
    National Archives and Records Administration Identifier: 6483591    		 Robert Hurst
    Waters 24k USNS Waters (T-AGS-45) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Waters 84k USNS Waters (T-AGS-45) under way, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		  
    Waters 98k USNS Waters (T-AGS-45) under way, date and location unknown.  
    Waters 289k USNS Waters (T-AGS-45) moored pierside at Port Canaveral FL., 4 March 2016 Stephen Svonavec
    Waters
    09104505     		132k USNS Waters (T-AGS-45) underway, date and location unknown.
    U.S. Navy photo from Flicker submitted by Hawkeye2011    		 John Spivey
    Range Sentinel 59k Logo for FBM Operational Test Support Unit Two embarked in USNS Waters Bill Valashinas
    There is no history available for Waters (T-AGS-45) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Navigation Test Support Ship T-AGS
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