USNS POWHATAN T - ATF 166

T - ATF 166   POWHATAN   16 06 1989                      ( Original  b & w negative in collection )

T - ATF 166   POWHATAN
IMO : 8835578
FLAG : U.S.A.
TYPE : FLEET OCEAN TUG  ( ATF )
LAID DOWN : 30 09 1976
LAUNCHED  : 24 06 1978
COMMISSIONED : 15 06 1979
DECOMMISSIONED : 26 02 1999

When commissioned she was transferred to the Military Sealift Command.
Decommissioned on 26 02 1999 she was leased for commercial service as POWHATAN.
Recalled by the U.S.Navy  she was struck from the Navy on 25 02 2008 and transferred
to Turkey on 26 02 2008.
Renamed : TCG INEBOLU  A 590 and commissioned on 15 03 2008.