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The USNS Sioux was delivered to the Navy in 1981 and is the
sixth of the Powhatan class of ocean tugs. All seven of the Powhatan class
tugs are similar to privately owned supply tugs which serve the offshore
petroleum industry but with extra features for naval operations. The
features include salvage and diving capability and modifications to allow a
helicopter to hover over the deck while delivering or unloading supplies.
Tugs of the Powhatan
class are named after American Indian tribes. The Sioux for instance, is named after the Dakota Indians of
North America, which occupy North and South Dakota. The tribe became known as the Sioux from
a mispronunciation of an enemy tribe's word meaning, "snake."
This is an official U.S. Navy web site and
part of the official web site of the USNS Sioux (T-ATF 171).
For more information on employment with MSC or the Navy visit MSC Civilian Mariner
Jobs or Navy Jobs.
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