Category:HOS Westwind (ship, 2009)

**USNS Westwind**
	submarine tender of the United States Navy built in 2009
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Instance of	submarine tender (2015–);
Call sign	NWES;
Country of origin	United States of America;
Owned by	United States Navy (2015–);
Operator	Hornbeck Offshore Services (2009–);
Manufacturer	Gulf Island Shipyards (348);
Location of creation	Jennings;
Shipping port	New Orleans;
Country of registry	United States of America;
Vessel class	Black Powder-class support vessel;
Service entry	1 April 2009 (Hornbeck Offshore Services);
Significant event	steel-cutting ceremony (2008); keel laying (2008); ship launching (2008); ship completed (2009); ship acquired (Hornbeck Offshore Services, HOS Westwind, 2009); ship acquired (United States Navy, USNS Westwind, 2015);
Powered by	Caterpillar 3516 (6,000 imperial horsepower, marine propulsion, 2); Caterpillar C-18 (1,020 kilowatt, electricity generation, 3);
Gross tonnage	2,428 (International Tonnage Certificate);
Mass	4,524.5766 t (displacement);
Beam	16.4592 m (moulded breadth);
Draft	4.553 m (moulded draft);
Length	76.22 m (length overall);
Speed	14 kn (maximum speed); 10 kn (cruising speed);
Authority file
	Q83630971; IMO ship number: 9472359; MMSI: 368460000
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Information about the vessel may be found at IMO 9472359.
A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number.