Monday, July 2, 2007

USNS NIAGARA FALLS TAFS-3


Specifications: Displacement 9,200 tons (lt) 15,900-18,663 tons (fl) Length 581' Beam 79' Draft 27' (max.) Speed 20 knots. Propulsion three 580 psi Babcock and Wilcox boilers, one De Laval Turbine, single propeller.
As USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) Complement 44 Officers, 445 Enlisted. Aircraft two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters. Armament two twin 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts.
As USNS Niagara Falls (T-AFS-3) Complement 28 Navy, 115 civilian merchant mariners. Aircraft two MH-60S Knight Hawk, multipurpose helicopters. Armament none.

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