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Silas Bent-class survey ship

Survey Shipconfirmed

Silas Bent-class survey ship

The Silas Bent class is frequently found applied to four ships though the Naval Vessel Register and some sources officially break them into the subclasses of AGS-26 and AGS-33. Silas Bent was the first of the first four purpose built ships for U.S. Navy surveys. Previous ships had been modifications of various naval types.

Specifications

TypeSurvey Ship
StatusIn service
Length86.87 m
Speed15 kn
Crew44
Displacement2,580 t
Main armamentNone

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Turkey1confirmed

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