USNS Loyal

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.

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'
Beam	94'
Draft	25' (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

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

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

• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - T-AGOS-22 Loyal
• Special Mission Program Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Military Sealift Command - Ship Inventory - USNS LOYAL (T-AGOS 22) - Ocean Surveillance Ship