USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170)

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Career

Laid down:	22 March 1979
Launched:	17 May 1980
In service:	16 October 1980
Out of service:	15 August 2005
General characteristics
Displacement:	2,260 tons
Length:	226 ft (68.9 m)
Beam:	42 ft (12.8 m)
Draft:	15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion:	2 GM EMD 20-645F7B diesels
Speed:	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h)
Complement:	16 civilians and 4 naval communications technicians

USNS Mohawk (T-ATF-170) was the fifth Powhatan-class ocean tug.

The Mohawk was equipped with a 10-ton capacity crane and a bollard pull of at least 54 tons. A deck grid was fitted aft which contained 1 inch bolt receptacles spaced 24 inches apart. That allowed for the bolting down of a wide variety of portable equipment. There were two GPH fire pumps supplying three fire monitors with up to 2,200 gallons of foam per minute. A deep module could be embarked to support naval salvage teams.