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USNS APACHE is the last of the POWHATAN - class ocean tugs and the fifth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
The APACHE is equipped with a 10-ton capacity crane and a bollard pull of at least 54 tons. A deck grid is fitted aft which contains 1 inch bolt receptacles spaced 24 inches apart. This allows for the bolting down of a wide variety of portable equipment. There are two GPH fire pumps supplying three fire monitors with up to 2,200 gallons of foam per minute. A deep module can be embarked to support naval salvage teams.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: February 27, 1978 |
| Keel laid: March 22, 1979 | |
| Launched: March 28, 1981 | |
| Delivered: July 23, 1981 | |
| Builder: Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI. | |
| Propulsion system: 2 GM EMD 20-645F7B diesels; 5.73 MW sustained; 2 shafts; Kort nozzles; cp props; bow thruster; 300 hp (224 kW) | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 226 feet (68.9 meters) | |
| Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters) | |
| Draft: 15.1 feet (4.6 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 2,260 tons full load | |
| Speed: 14.5 knots | |
| Aircraft: none | |
| Armament: none | |
| Crew: 16 civilians and 4 naval communications technicians | |
| Fleet: Atlantic |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS APACHE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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