USNS Black Powder
USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE-1) is a Black Powder-class submarine support vessel acquired by the U.S. Navy in 2015 and assigned to Military Sealift Command.
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| History | |
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| Name | Black Powder | 
| Namesake | Gunpowder | 
| Operator | 
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| Builder | Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana | 
| Launched | 2009 | 
| Identification | 
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| Status | Active | 
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel | 
| Length | 250 ft (76 m) | 
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) | 
| Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) | 
| Propulsion | Diesel | 
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) | 
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Construction
    
Black Powder was built in 2009 by Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana, for Hornbeck Offshore Services.
References
    
- Ken W. Sayers (23 May 2019). U.S. Navy Auxiliary Vessels: A History and Directory from World War I to Today. ISBN 978-1-4766-7256-4.
 
External links
    
 Media related to USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE-1) at Wikimedia Commons- USNS Black Powder (T-AGSE-1)
 
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