USS Chehalis (PGM-94)
USS Chehalis (PGM-94/PG-94) was an Asheville-class gunboat of the U.S. Navy and the second ship to be named Chehalis. Chehalis was launched 8 June 1968 at the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company. She was commissioned 8 November 1969. The vessel was named in honor of Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington State. Later, she was transferred to Naval Sea Systems Command and renamed Research Vessel Athena. Athena was scrapped in 2016.
.jpg) USS Chehalis off Tacoma, Washington on 3 November 1969 | |
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| Name: | USS Chehalis |
| Namesake: | Chehalis, Washington |
| Builder: | Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington |
| Launched: | 8 June 1968 |
| Commissioned: | 8 November 1969 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 1977 |
| Homeport: | Panama City, FloridaPanama City, Florida (as R/V Athena) |
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| Displacement: | 247 long tons (251 t) (full load) |
| Length: | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft: | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | CODOG (Combined diesel and gas turbine engines |
| Speed: | 37.5 knots |
| Complement: | 24 |
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The Chehalis was powered by a combination of two Cummins diesel engines and a General Electric LM-1500 gas turbine. Pneumatic actuators allowed the power source to be switched between the two sources.
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