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	USNS Loyal (T-AGOS-22)
History
United States
Name	USNS Loyal
Owner	Military Sealift Command
Builder	Mc Dermott Shipyards, Morgan City, Louisiana
Laid down	7 October 1991
Launched	19 September 1992
Acquired	by the U.S. Navy, 1 July 1993
In service	as USNS Loyal (T-AGOS-22), date unknown
Identification	IMO number: 8926640; MMSI number: 367835000; Callsign: NLYL;
Status	Currently in service
General characteristics
Type	Victorious-class ocean surveillance ship
Displacement	3,100 tons light, 3,384 tons full load
Length	235 ft (72 m)
Beam	94 ft (29 m)
Draft	25 ft (7.6 m) (max)
Propulsion	diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600hp
Speed	9.6 knots (17.8 km/h; 11.0 mph)
Complement	19 civilian mariners, 6 sponsors, 0 Navy
Sensors and ; processing systems	both passive and active low frequency sonar arrays
Armament	none

USNS Loyal (T-AGOS-22) is a Victorious-class ocean surveillance ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1993 and assigned to the Navy's Special Missions Program.

Built and Particulars

Loyal was built by Mc Dermott Shipyards, Morgan City, Louisiana. She was laid down on 7 October 1991 and launched 19 September 1992 and was delivered to the Navy on 1 July 1993 which assigned her to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Special Missions Program.

Vessel particulars -

FPO AE 09577-4018

IMO Number : 8926640

Callsign : NLYL

MMSI : 367835000^[1]

Mission

The mission of Loyal is to directly support the Navy by using passive sonar arrays to detect and track undersea threats.

Operational history

The USNS Loyal used Sasebo as a base in 2011, and was deployed in the Pacific Ocean. She called Sasebo in January 2011 and Subic bay (Philippines) in April 2012

Note

There is no journal entry on Loyal at DANFS.

References

^ IMO number and MMSI source reference - Fleetmon

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[1] IMO number and MMSI source reference - Fleetmon

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