USS Beaufort (ATS 2)

- decommissioned -

USS BEAUFORT was the second EDENTON - class Rescue and Salvage Ship. Decommissioned on March 8, 1996, the BEAUFORT was sold to South Korea on August 29, 1996, and was subsequently stricken from the Navy list on December 12, 1996. In South Korea, the ship entered naval service as PYONG TAEK.

General Characteristics:	Keel laid: February 19, 1968
	Launched: December 1, 1968
	Commissioned: January 22, 1972
	Decommissioned: March 8, 1996
	Builder: Brooke Marine, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, United Kingdom
	Propulsion system: diesel
	Propellers: two
	Length: 282.5 feet (86.1 meters)
	Beam: 49.9 feet (15.2 meters)
	Draft: 15.1 feet (4.6 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 3,100 tons
	Speed: 16 knots
	Armament: two 20mm guns
	Crew: 8 officers and 88 enlisted

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS BEAUFORT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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