USNS Westwind

History
United States
Name	Westwind
Namesake	Westwind
Operator	Hornbeck Offshore Services (2009-2015)
Builder	Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana
Launched	2009
Identification	IMO number: 9472359 MMSI number: 368926303 Callsign: NWES Pennant number: T-AGSE-2
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel
Length	250 ft (76 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Diesel
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament	2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm autocannon[1] Crew-served Browning M2 machine guns

USNS Westwind (T-AGSE-2) is a Black Powder-class submarine and special warfare support vessel acquired by the U.S. Navy in 2015 and assigned to the US Coast Guard's MFPU (Marine Force Protection Unit) at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. Although she is a Black Powder class ship, she was built to mirror the Black Powder. She has been modified multiple times since the Navy purchased her in 2015. Her most recent upgrades have brought in a new gun system, updated crew quarters, and a remodeled bridge.

Westwind was built in 2009 by Leevec Industries, Jennings, Louisiana, for Hornbeck Offshore Services.

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