USNS Kane
USNS Kane (T-AGS-27) was a Silas Bent-class survey ship acquired by the United States Navy and delivered to Military Sealift Command in 1967. Kane spent her career performing oceanographic surveys. The ship was equipped with the Oceanographic Data Acquisition System (ODAS) as were oceanographic survey ships USNS Silas Bent (T-AGS-26) and USNS Wilkes (T-AGS-33).[1]
 USNS Kane (T-AGS-27) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Kane |
| Namesake | Elisha Kent Kane |
| Awarded | 5 February 1964 |
| Builder | Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 19 December 1964 |
| Launched | 20 November 1965 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Harold T. Duetermann |
| Acquired | 19 May 1967 |
| In service | 26 May 1967 |
| Stricken | 14 March 2001 |
| Identification | IMO number: 7738644 |
| Fate | transferred to the Turkish Navy |
.jpg.webp) TCG Çandarlı (A-588) | |
 Turkey | |
| Name | TCG Çandarlı |
| Namesake | town of Çandarlı |
| Commissioned | 25 July 2001 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Silas Bent-class survey ship |
| Tonnage | 1,935 tons (lt) |
| Length | 285 feet 3 inches (86.94 m) |
| Beam | 48 feet (15 m) |
| Draft | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | ALCO diesels, Allis-Chalmers electric drive, single shaft. 3,000 SHP |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 44 crew, 26 scientific party |
| Armament | None |
Kane was launched 20 November 1965 by the Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; sponsored by Mrs. Harold T. Duetermann, wife of Vice Admiral Deutermann; assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service; and placed in service 26 May 1967 for scientific operations in the Atlantic.[2] Bruce Heezen was the chief scientist on Kane's maiden research voyage, a four-month survey of fracture zones to determine what route and through what periods of geologic time North America separated from Europe and Africa. Cartographer Marie Tharp was also on board and worked on revising the North Atlantic physiographic diagram while also producing a new physiographic map of the Pacific Ocean floor.[3]
Besides conducting coastal hydrographic and oceanographic surveys, Kane also tended small survey craft, helicopters, and Marine Corps survey teams. She was capable of compiling and printing finished charts on the spot to meet fleet and landing force requirements and had accommodations for scientists.[2]
Decommissioning and fate
Kane was deactivated in Malaysia 14 March 2001, and transferred to the Republic of Turkey,[4][5] renamed TGC Çandarli (A-588), joining her sister ship, ex-Silas Bent which was renamed TCG Çeșme (A-599).[6][7][8][9]
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- 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.
- The Federal Ocean Program. April 1972. pp. 67–68.
- "Kane II". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
- Felt, Hali (2012). Soundings - The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor. Picador. pp. 192–193. ISBN 978-1-250-03145-7.
- "USNS Kane (T-AGS-27)". NavSource.
- "Military Sealift Command 2001 in Review". Military Sealift Command.
- "Military Sealift Command 2000 in Review". Military Sealift Command.
- "Auxiliaries". turkishnavy.net. 27 March 2011.
- "TCG Çeșme (A-599)". turkishnavy.net. Archived from the original on 2009-10-24.
- "USNS Silas Bent (T-AGS-26)". NavSource.
External links
- "USNS Kane (T-AGS-27)". NavSource. (Misnamed as USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) on NavSource)