USS Chehalis (PGM-94)

"RV Athena" redirects here. For other ships, see Athena (disambiguation).

For other ships with the same name, see USS Chehalis.

USS Chehalis off Tacoma, Washington on 3 November 1969
History
United States
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, Florida Panama City, Florida (as R/V Athena)
Fate	Transferred to Naval Sea Systems Command, renamed R/V Athena Scrapped in 2016
General characteristics
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
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun mount 4 × .50 caliber machine guns

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, a city in Washington state.[1] Later, she was transferred to Naval Sea Systems Command and renamed Research Vessel Athena. Athena was scrapped in 2016.

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.

References

• Naval Vessel Register – PG-94
• NavSource PG-94

1. Francis, Timothy L. "Chehalis II (PG-94)". Naval History and Heritage Command. U.S. Navy – Director of Naval History. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

External links

• Patrol Gunboat Association – USS Chehalis Archived 5 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Research Vessel Athena Archived 7 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • Research Vessel Athena datasheet Archived 30 September 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  • NAVSEA Research vessels