USNS Contender (T-AGOS-2)
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 Merchant Marine Academy flagship Kings Pointer, ex-Contender, 1999. |
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| Career (US) |  |
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| Name: | USNS Contender (T-AGOS-2) |
| Operator: | USNS |
| Ordered: | September 26, 1980 |
| Builder: | Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma, Washington |
| Laid down: | January 10, 1983 |
| Launched: | December 20, 1983 |
| Acquired: | June 9, 1984 |
| Fate: | Disposed of by title transfer to MARAD on October 1, 1992 |
| Career (US) |
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| Name: | T/V Kings Pointer |
| Operator: | United States Merchant Marine Academy |
| In service: | 1992-Present |
| Homeport: | Kings Point, New York |
| Status: | Active United States Merchant Marine Academy |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,250 tons |
| Length: | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 16.0 ft (4.9 m) |
| Speed: | 11 kt cruise |
| Crew: | 36 |
USNS Contender (T-AGOS-2) was a Stalwart class Modified Tactical Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship of the United States Navy.
[edit] History
Stalwart class ships were originally designed to collect underwater acoustical data in support of Cold war anti-submarine warfare operations in the 1980s. ex-Contender is now T/V Kings Pointer the flagship and training vessel of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. [1]
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 USMMA with Kings Pointer. |
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