USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168)

USNS Catawba underway
Career (USA)
Name:	USNS Catawba (T-ATF-168)
Namesake:	The Catawba, a Native American people of the southeast United States
Owner:	United States Navy
Operator:	Military Sealift Command
Awarded:	12 September 1975
Builder:	Marinette Marine
Laid down:	14 December 1977
Launched:	22 September 1979
Acquired:	28 May 1980
Status:	in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Displacement:	1,387 tons light, 2000 tons full
Length:	226 ft (69 m)
Beam:	42 ft (13 m)
Draft:	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion:	Diesel
Complement:	Officers: 4 Enlisted: 13

The USNS Catawba is a USNS vessel and is a fleet tugboat. This means she belongs to the United States Navy and is designated T-ATF 168.

Ship history

File:USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) an MV Faina.jpg

The Catawaba, left, supplies the Faina, right.

Catawba provided MV Faina with food, water, and medical supplies after that ship was released by Somali pirates.

References

• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
• US Navy Fact File