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style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>20 June 1986</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Acquired</td><td>9 September 1986</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Stricken</td><td>3 March 2004</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Identification</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/IMO_number" title="IMO number">IMO number</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/imo:8835504">8835504</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_call_sign" title="Maritime call sign">Callsign</a>: NAFY</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Status</td><td>Transferred to <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Maritime_Academy" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Maritime Academy">Seattle Maritime Academy</a> 17 December 2008</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Stalwart_class_ocean_surveillance_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Stalwart class ocean surveillance ship"><i>Stalwart</i>-class ocean surveillance ship</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td>2535 tons</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>224 ft (68 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>43 ft (13 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draft</td><td>15 ft (4.6 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td>Diesel Electric</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Officers: 7</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Enlisted: 13</li> </ul></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>USNS <i>Assertive</i> (T-AGOS-9)</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Stalwart-class_ocean_surveillance_ship" title="Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship"><i>Stalwart</i>-class</a> Modified Tactical Auxiliary General <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Surveillance_Ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean Surveillance Ship">Ocean Surveillance Ship</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA</a> acquired ex-USNS <i>Assertive</i> from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> on 31 March 2004, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Coast_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="803" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Coast Guard</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Vindicator_(T-AGOS-3)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Vindicator (T-AGOS-3)"><i>Vindicator</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/43px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Worthy_(T-AGOS-14)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Worthy (T-AGOS-14)"><i>Worthy</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Maritime_Administration.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Maritime_Administration.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Maritime_Administration.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Maritime_Administration.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Maritime_Administration.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_United_States_Maritime_Administration.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Maritime_Administration.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="810" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Maritime_Administration" title="United States Maritime Administration">United States Maritime Administration</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Persistent_(T-AGOS-6)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Persistent (T-AGOS-6)"><i>State of Michigan</i></a> (ex-<i>Persistent</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="15" 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title="USNS Titan (T-AGOS-15)"><i>Ka<span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>imimoana</i></a> (ex-<i>Titan</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Vindicator_(T-AGOS-3)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Vindicator (T-AGOS-3)"><i>Hi<span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>ialakai</i></a> (ex-<i>Vindicator</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Adventurous_(T-AGOS-13)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Adventurous (T-AGOS-13)"><i>Oscar Elton Sette</i></a> (ex-<i>Adventurous</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/USNS_Relentless_(T-AGOS-18)" class="mw-redirect" title="USNS Relentless (T-AGOS-18)"><i>Gordon Gunter</i></a> (ex-<i>Relentless</i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NOAAS_Okeanos_Explorer_(R_337)" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAAS Okeanos Explorer (R 337)"><i>Okeanos Explorer</i></a> (ex-<i>Capable</i>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span 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