USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8)
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| Career |  |
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| Awarded: | 11 January 2005 |
| Laid down: | 14 April 2008 |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship |
| Displacement: | 23,852 tons light, 40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead |
| Length: | 210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline |
| Beam: | 32.3 m (106 ft) extreme, 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline |
| Draft: | 9.1 m (30 ft) maximum, 9.4 m (31 ft) limit |
| Propulsion: | Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range: | 14,000 nautical miles at 20 kt (26,000 km at 37 km/h) |
| Capacity: | • Max dry cargo weight: 5,910 long tons (6,005 t) • Max dry cargo volume: 783,000 cubic feet (22,000 m³) • Max cargo fuel weight: 2,350 long tons (2,390 t) • Cargo fuel volume: 18,000 barrels (2,900 m³) (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500) |
| Complement: | 49 military, 123 civilian |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
Nulka decoy launchers |
| Armament: | 2–6 × 12.7 mm machine guns or 7.62 mm medium machine guns |
| Aircraft carried: | two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Super Puma |
USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Captain Wally Schirra (1923–2007), one of the Mercury Seven astronauts, who flew three times in space, on Mercury 8, Gemini 6A, and Apollo 7.
The contract to build Wally Schirra was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 11 January 2005. Her keel was laid down on 14 April 2008.
[edit] References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
[edit] External links
- USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 8). Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy (15 April 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- Priolo, Gary P. (25 April 2008). USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8). Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
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