USNS APACHE is the last of the POWHATAN - class ocean tugs and the fifth ship in the Navy to bear the name.
The APACHE is equipped with a 10-ton capacity crane and a bollard pull of at least 54 tons. A deck grid is fitted aft which contains 1 inch bolt receptacles spaced 24 inches apart. This allows for the bolting down of a wide variety of portable equipment. There are two GPH fire pumps supplying three fire monitors with up to 2,200 gallons of foam per minute. A deep module can be embarked to support naval salvage teams.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: February 27, 1978 |
| Keel laid: March 22, 1979 |
| Launched: March 28, 1981 |
| Delivered: July 23, 1981 |
| Builder: Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, WI. |
| Propulsion system: 2 GM EMD 20-645F7B diesels; 5.73 MW sustained; 2 shafts; Kort nozzles; cp props; bow thruster; 300 hp (224 kW) |
| Propellers: two |
| Length: 226 feet (68.9 meters) |
| Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters) |
| Draft: 15.1 feet (4.6 meters) |
| Displacement: approx. 2,260 tons full load |
| Speed: 14.5 knots |
| Aircraft: none |
| Armament: none |
| Crew: 16 civilians and 4 naval communications technicians |
| Fleet: Atlantic |
General Characteristics 
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