美國海洋偵測船“無瑕號”（USNS Impeccable）

美國海洋偵測船“無瑕號”（USNS Impeccable）




USNS Impeccable is one of the five Ocean Surveillance Ships that are part of the 25 ships in Military Sealift Command\'s Special Mission Ships Program.

8226; Length: 281.5 feet
8226; Beam: 95.8 feet
8226; Draft: 26 feet
8226; Displacement: 5,368 long tons
8226; Speed: 12.0 knots
8226; Civilian: 25 contract mariners
8226; Military: 25
8226; Government-Owned/
Chartered: Government-owned


近日，美國海軍偵測船在南中國海遭五艘中國船包圍。美國抗議中方滋擾公海例行作業很危險， 美國國防部指海洋偵測船“無瑕號”（USNS Impeccable），周日在海南島以南120公裏海域被包圍。美國國防部前天發難，指“無瑕號”在“國際水域進行例行勘察”時，遭一艘中國海軍情報搜集船、一艘海事局漁業監督船、一艘國家海洋水文監督船和兩艘掛著中國國旗的拖網漁船包圍，兩艘駛近至僅距離“無瑕號”的15米範圍，“無瑕號”向其中一船開消防滅火喉驅趕，但對方船員脫剩內衣褲，繼續逼近至8米。


美軍抗議滋擾公海作業，美國國防部指，中國船還向海麵拋木頭阻擋“無瑕號”去路，兩艘船更駛到“無瑕號”前麵，迫“無瑕號”急煞停，船員又用長杆爪鈎試圖弄斷”無瑕號”拖曳的聲納網。”無瑕號”後來用無線電通知對方要離開，要求闢出安全航道。美國強調”無瑕號”並無武裝，船員隻是外判承辦商人員，中國船的行動不專業、危險、漠視其他船隻安全、違反國際法；又指”無瑕號”和另一海洋偵測船“勝利號”（Victorious）上周已六度被中方滋擾挑釁，揚言會繼續在那“國際海域”作業。

中國外交部反擊，指美方說法“嚴重違背事實，顛倒黑白，中方完全不能接受”。 “無瑕號”未經中方許可，擅闖南海中國專屬經濟區，屬於非法活動，中國已向美方提出嚴正交涉，要求美方立即停止有關活動。

“無瑕號”被包圍的位置，距離海南島不遠，靠近中國三亞榆林海軍基地，其目的可想而知，據美方早期報道：此地部署了中國新型核攻擊潛艇和彈道導彈核潛艇，商用衛星圖片去年已將中國這個絕密核潛艇基地曝光。並有報道稱，解放軍他日建立航空母艦艦隊，亦可能以榆林為基地。偵測船的目的無非就是要偵測海南島的解放軍新式核潛艇，美國海軍近年忙於蒐集中國潛艇和南海海床資料，以供和平時期加強對中國潛艇的偵測能力，一旦開戰將能更有效捕獵中國潛艇。

“無瑕號”是公認的美軍間諜船，“無瑕號”： 非武裝的反潛偵測船 長：85.8米 寬：29.2米 深：7.9米 時速：22.2公裏 。從美國海軍聲呐係統的技術水平分析，“無瑕號”號當時完全有可能獲取在沿海基地和近海海域活動的中國潛艇的情報，這已經嚴重損害了中國的國家安全。可以說，“無瑕號”號的活動如同2001年中美“撞機事件”中的美軍EP-3偵察機，中國軍方決不能再等閑視之。該間諜船在中國經濟專屬區進入中國海域，可以說明美國的行徑是視國際法不顧，公然挑釁中國的主權，難道國際法的準則要按美國來定嗎？

中美近年軍事對峙事件

08/05/1999美軍戰機在南斯拉夫戰爭中，誤炸中國駐貝爾格萊德大使館，激起中國人怒憤，包圍美國駐北京大使館，美國總統克林頓道歉

01/04/2001美軍偵察機在南海跟中國戰機空中相撞，偵察機迫降海南島，24名美軍被扣留11天，中國拆掉偵察機，並一度中止所有美軍軍艦訪問香港

09/2002美軍”鮑迪奇號”間諜船闖入黃海水域，中國軍機和軍艦跟蹤驅趕

01/2006中國一艘”宋級”潛艇在日本衝繩水域跟蹤美軍”小鷹號”航空母艦，突破多重防護網，潛近”小鷹號”16公裏才突然浮出水麵，令美軍嚇了一驚

09/03/2009美軍偵測船”無瑕號”闖入中國在南海專屬經濟水域，懷疑對榆林海軍基地進行刺探工作，遭5艘中國船隻包圍。部分摘自網絡


Special Mission美軍間諜船25隻


Military Sealift Command\'s Special Mission Program has 25 ships that provide operating platforms and services for a wide variety of U.S. military and other U.S. government missions.

Oceanographic and hydrographic surveys, underwater surveillance, missile tracking, acoustic surveys, command and control, and submarine and special warfare support are just a few of the specialized services provided to:

U.S. Fleet Forces Command
The Oceanographer of the Navy
Commander, Undersea Surveillance
The U.S. Air Force
Naval Sea Systems Command
Navy\'s Strategic Systems Programs Office
Naval Special Warfare Command
Commander, Navy Installations Command
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Commander, Submarine Force
Most special mission ships are operated by civilian mariners who work for private companies under contract to MSC. Only three ships, USS Emory S. Land, USS Mount Whitney and USNS Zeus, are crewed by MSC\'s civil service mariners.



The MSC-chartered MV HOS Greystone, measuring 240 feet in length, escorts a U.S. Navy submarine returning from deployment.
One more submarine tender is transferring to MSC for civil service crewing in 2009. Technical work and communication support are conducted by embarked military personnel, as well as civilian technicians from other military commands and U.S. government agencies.

Submarine And Special Warfare Support Ships



MSC operates seven chartered submarine and special warfare support ships for the Navy. Two ships provide deep submergence/salvage support and submarine/escort rescue assistance for the Navy\'s submarine forces. Two ships support the Naval Special Warfare Command. Four other ships were chartered in 2007 to support the Navy\'s submarine escort requirements while entering and leaving ports.


MSC oceanographic survey ship USNS Sumner抯 crew members prepare an apparatus that the ship uses to track ocean currents.
Oceanographic Survey Ships

MSC operates seven oceanographic survey ships. Six of these ships are multipurpose and perform acoustic, biological, physical and geophysical surveys, providing much of the U.S. military\'s information on the ocean environment. These ships use multi-beam, wide-angle, precision sonar systems that make it possible to continuously chart a broad section of ocean floor. Another oceanographic survey ship, USNS John Mcdonnell, collects data in coastal regions around the world. The data collected helps improve technology in undersea warfare, enemy ship detection and charting the world\'s coastlines.



USNS Loyal is one of MSC抯 five ocean surveillance ships that work directly with the Navy\'s fleets, listening for undersea threats.
Ocean Surveillance Ships




Five ocean surveillance ships directly support the Navy by using both passive and active low frequency sonar arrays to detect and track undersea threats.

Missile Range Instrumentation Ships



MSC missile range instrumentation ship USNS Observation Island conducts missions sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.
MSC\'s two missile range instrumentation ships provide platforms for monitoring missile launches and collecting data that can be used to improve missile efficiency and accuracy. USNS Invincible and USNS Observation Island monitor foreign missile and weapons tests that may pose potential threats to air or surface navigation. These ships also monitor domestic weapons systems tests to provide valuable feedback to U.S. weapons systems designers.

Submarine Tenders

Submarine tender USS Frank Cable is scheduled to transfer to MSC in 2009. Sub tenders, like command ships, are unique in that they have both uniformed Navy personnel and civil service mariners serving under the leadership of a U.S. Navy captain, which allows the ships to retain their commissioned status.

Navigation Test Support Ship

Navigation test support ship USNS Waters supports the Navy\'s Strategic Systems Programs Office by assisting with submarine weapons and navigation system testing. The ship tracks missile test launches from Navy submarines to collect important performance data. The ship also conducts operational tests of upgrades to submarine navigation systems.


MSC抯 USNS Zeus is the only active cable laying/repair ship in the U.S. Navy.
Cable Laying/Repair Ship



MSC operates one cable laying/repair ship that transports, deploys, retrieves and repairs undersea cables. Built specifically for the Navy, USNS Zeus can lay up to 1,000 miles of cable in depths up to 9,000 feet during a single deployment before having to restock its cable supply.


MSC抯 USS Mount Whitney, the command ship for the U.S. Navy抯 6th Fleet, has a hybrid crew of civil service mariners and active-duty Navy personnel under the leadership of a U.S. Navy captain.

Command Ship




The Special Mission Program operates command ship USS Mount Whitney, which transferred to MSC in 2004 and deployed to the Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. Navy\'s 6th Fleet command ship. Civil service mariners perform navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley service operations while military personnel aboard support communications, weapons systems and security.

Harbor Tug And Port Services

The Special Mission Program manages harbor tug and port services contracts on behalf of Commander, Navy Installations Command to support Navy ships worldwide. The contracts cover operations at most Navy locations, including:

San Diego; Kings Bay, Ga.; Mayport, Fla.; Pearl Harbor; Norfolk, Va.; New London, Conn.; Guam and others. MSC also contracts for other port services in Pensacola, Fla.; Key West, Fla.; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Panama City, Fla., and Pearl Harbor.

MSC\'s operation of these commercial contracts frees up military personnel for their war-fighting missions.

Special Mission Support: An Enduring Mission

Military Sealift Command first began operating special mission ships in 1958 with four vessels that collected marine science data for the Navy and other U.S. government agencies.

For half a century, the unique blend of MSC ships working side by side with scientists and technicians from various U.S. government agencies has greatly increased the world\'s knowledge of Earth\'s hydrosphere. MSC\'s special mission ships continue to make it possible to better understand, manage and interact with undersea land masses, global waterways and the creatures that inhabit them, including man.

When it comes to ocean-going platforms for unique U.S. government missions, MSC delivers.