USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25)
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USNS Howard O. Lorenzen (T-AGM-25) is a future Missile Range Instrumentation Ship under construction by VT Halter Marine Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi
. The keel was laid during a ceremony on August 13, 2008.
The ship is slated to replace the once it becomes operational, and is fitted with a Cobra Judy Replacement radar system. It was due to be delivered in 2010.
The ship will honor the late Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) electrical engineer who was instrumental in the creation the electronic intelligence capabilities of the United States
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USNS Howard O. Lorenzen will be 12,575 tons, 534 feet in length, and have a beam of 89 feet. Manned by a combined crew of 88 sailors and civilian mariners, the ship will host embarked military and civilian technicians from other U.S. government agencies. It will be operated by the Military Sealift Command
and conduct missions sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.
In May 2011 it was released that the ship had failed its Board of Inspection and Survey
(INSURV) inspection and was being sent back for repairs before the navy would accept the ship. The ship was judged inadequate in the electrical, damage control and aviation inspections and also had problems with her anchor, steering and the temperature in her thrust bearings.
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 at the 2000 census...
. The keel was laid during a ceremony on August 13, 2008.
The ship is slated to replace the once it becomes operational, and is fitted with a Cobra Judy Replacement radar system. It was due to be delivered in 2010.
The ship will honor the late Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) electrical engineer who was instrumental in the creation the electronic intelligence capabilities of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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USNS Howard O. Lorenzen will be 12,575 tons, 534 feet in length, and have a beam of 89 feet. Manned by a combined crew of 88 sailors and civilian mariners, the ship will host embarked military and civilian technicians from other U.S. government agencies. It will be operated by the Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command
The Military Sealift Command is a United States Navy organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service became solely responsible for the Department of Defense's...
and conduct missions sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.
In May 2011 it was released that the ship had failed its Board of Inspection and Survey
Board of Inspection and Survey
The Board of Inspection and Survey is a U.S. Navy organization whose purpose is to inspect and assess material condition of Naval vessels.The Board is currently headquartered at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia.- INSURV teams :...
(INSURV) inspection and was being sent back for repairs before the navy would accept the ship. The ship was judged inadequate in the electrical, damage control and aviation inspections and also had problems with her anchor, steering and the temperature in her thrust bearings.