Construction
The ship's construction contract was awarded 20 February 1987 to Halter Marine, Inc of Moss Point, Mississippi, under then name Intrepid. Her keel was laid down 26 February 1988, she was launched 17 February 1989 and commissioned as USNS Tenacious on 29 September 1989.
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