MAHON (A-51) class

 2 MAHON-class OCEANGOING TUGS (ATF)

 Name         Pendant   Commissioned     Status

 MAHON        A-51      July 30, 1981    Active
   (ex-Spanish AR-51, ex-Spanish M/V CIRCOS)
 LAS PALMAS   A-52      July 30, 1981    Active
   (ex-Spanish AR-52, ex-Spanish M/V SOMIEDO)

These ships were originally completed in 1978 as commercial oilfield support tugs for the Compania Hispano Americana de Offshore. The Spanish navy purchased both vessels from the company in 1981.

The tugs...