USNS John McDonnell (T-AGS-51)

USNS John McDonnell (T-AGS-51) was an oceanographic survey ship, which was operated by the United States Navy's Military Sealift Command.[1] As of June 2016, the vessel is owned and operated by fishing entity United States Seafoods, LLC as a fishing trawler.[2]

History
United States
Name: USNS John McDonnell
Namesake: Capt. John McDonnell
Operator:
  • United States Navy (1991-2010)
  • United States Seafoods, LLC (2016-present)
Awarded: 10 November 1988
Builder: Halter Marine Moss Point, Mississippi.
Laid down: 3 August 1989
Launched: 13 December 1990
In service: 15 November 1991
Out of service: 25 August 2010
Stricken: 25 August 2010
Identification:
Honors and
awards:		 Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2), Southwest Asia Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal (2)
Status: In active service as a fishing vessel
General characteristics
Displacement: 2,054 tons full
Length: 208 ft 5 in (63.53 m)
Beam: 45 ft (14 m)
Draft: 34 ft 10 in (10.62 m) maximum
Propulsion: 1 GM EMD 12-645E6 diesel; 2,500 horsepower (1.9 MW) sustained; 1 auxiliary diesel; 230 horsepower (172kW); 1 shaft.
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h)
Range: Not Disclosed
Complement: 22 Civilians and 11 Scientists
Armament: Unarmed

The John McDonnell has been used by the US Navy primarily as a scientific ship. Its role is varied but mostly dominates in the task of surveying the world's underwater geological features using side scan radar. This capability provides valuable navigation information and charts for both military and civilian ships to navigate unfamiliar territory. These ships were built to fill in the holes in the navigation charts.[3] The John McDonnell has even aided in the location of two downed F-16s in the Northern Persian Gulf in 1993 and the wreckage of a Navy helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz in 1994. Two years later, it located a crashed F-14 in the Central Persian Gulf. In 2008, the vessel helped locate a Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 Hercules that crashed in Davao Gulf.[4]

The Navy deactivated the ship on 25 August 2010 and as of August 2013, the General Services Administration was offering the ship at auction.[5]

As of June 2016, the overhauled and re-christened Seafreeze America is currently owned and operated by United States Seafoods, LLC and serves as a fishing trawler in the Bering Sea sector.[6][7]

References
  1. "John McDonnell (T-AGS-51)". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Navy ship embarks on new career in fishing fleet". The Seattle Times. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  3. "Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS John McDonnell Is Deactivated". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "John McDonnell (T-AGS-51)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS John McDonnell Is Deactivated". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "Oceanographic Survey Ship USNS John McDonnell Is Deactivated". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. "Navy ship embarks on new career in fishing fleet". The Seattle Times. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
McDonnell as it was delivered to the Navy Inactive Ships Program deactivation.


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