USNSCS Grayfox
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| Ship motto = | Ship nickname = | Ship honors = | Ship fate = | Ship status = In active service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = USNSCC training ship | Ship displacement = {{convert|213|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full load | Ship length = {{convert|120|ft|m|abbr=on}} o/a | Ship beam = {{convert|25|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft = {{convert|7|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on}} | Ship depth = | Ship hold depth = | Ship propulsion = 2 × Caterpillar 3512 TAC {{convert|1175|hp|0|abbr=on}} diesel engines, 2 shafts | Ship speed = *{{convert|12 |
16|kn|lk=in}} cruising
| Ship range = {{convert|1700|nmi|km|abbr=on}} | Ship endurance = 1 week at sea | Ship boats = | Ship complement = 30 Sea Cadets, 6 Sea Cadet Officers | Ship armament = | Ship armor = | Ship notes = }} |
The United States Naval Sea Cadet Ship (USNSCS) Grayfox (TWR-825) is a training ship, the largest owned by the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps. It is homeported in Port Huron, Michigan and is used by the USNSCC for shipboard training.
History
Image:US Navy 070711-N-0318S-002 Vice Adm. Terrance Etnyre, commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes the Sea Cadets performing as sideboys of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet training ship Grayfox (TWR 825).jpg, commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, salutes the Sea Cadets performing as sideboys of the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet training ship Grayfox (TWR 825), Detroit Navy Week, 2007]]
=United States Navy, 1985–1995=
The Grayfox began its service in 1985 as one of ten 120-foot Torpedo Weapons Retriever. It was assigned to the United States Navy's Atlantic Undersea Testing and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) on Andros Island, Bahamas. Due to the decreasing threat of torpedoes, the Navy put it out of use in 1995 and transferred it to the USNSCC on August 15, 1997.
=U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, 1997–present=
All of the torpedo rollers were removed from the after deck and returned to AUTEC. The ramp was welded, with most of the renovations and upkeep handled by cadets and volunteers.{{cite web|title=Hannan Division - USNSCS Grayfox |url=http://www.geocities.com/hannandivision/grayfox.html |access-date=2008-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430130010/http://www.geocities.com/hannandivision/grayfox.html |archive-date=April 30, 2011 |url-status=unfit }}
The ship was commissioned in the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps on April 26, 1998 as the USNSCS Grayfox by Mrs. Jack Kennedy, wife of the former National President of the Navy League of the United States.
The ship has berthing for 30 cadets and six officers. The large berthing capacity is due to the extension of the main cabin that was constructed by F.C. Sherman Division and other volunteers.
See also
References
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