Black_Powder-class_submarine_and_special_warfare_support_vessel

<i>Black Powder</i>-class support vessel

Black Powder-class support vessel

United States Navy submarine escort vessels

The Black Powder class is a class of Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessels under the United States Navy.[2]

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Development

All 4 ships were owned by Hornbeck Offshore Services from 2009 but in 2015, the United States Navy purchased all ships and redesignated them.[3] They are named Black Powder, Westwind, Eagleview and Arrowhead.[4]

Ships in class

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References

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    "HOS gets $26.6 million mod to Navy blocking boat contract". Marine Log. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Submarine and Special Warfare Support". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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