USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)
 USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) | |
| Career (USA) |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | John Lenthall (1807-1882), an American naval architect and shipbuilder |
| Ordered: | 22 November 1983 |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 15 July 1985 |
| Launched: | 9 August 1986 |
| In service: | 25 July 1987-11 November 1996 and 7 December 1998-present |
| Out of service: | 11 November 1996-7 December 1998 |
| Status: | Active service in Military Sealift Command |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler |
| Type: | Fleet replenishment oiler |
| Tonnage: | 31,200 deadweight tons |
| Displacement: | 9,500 tons light Full load variously reported as 42,382 tons and 40,700 long tons (41,353 metric tons) |
| Length: | 677 ft (206 m) |
| Beam: | 97 ft 5 in (29.69 m) |
| Draft: | 35 ft (11 m) maximum |
| Installed power: | 16,000 hp (11.9 MW) per shaft 34,442 hp (25.7 MW) total sustained |
| Propulsion: | Two medium-speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, two shafts, controllable-pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity: | 178,000 to 180,000 barrels (28,300 to 28,600 m3) of fuel oil and jet fuel 7,400 sq ft (690 m2) dry cargo space; eight 20-foot (6.1 m) refrigerated containers with room for 128 pallets |
| Complement: | 103 (18 civilian officers, 1 U.S. Navy officer, 64 merchant seamen, 20 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel) |
| Armament: | Peacetime: none Wartime: probably 2 x 20-mm Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | None |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter landing platform |
| Notes: | Five refueling stations Two dry cargo transfer rigs |
USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler of the United States Navy.
Construction and delivery
John Lenthall, the third ship of the Henry J. Kaiser class, was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Inc., at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 15 July 1985 and launched on 9 August 1986. After entering non-commissioned U.S. Navy service with a primarily civilian crew on 25 July 1987.
Service history
1987-1996
John Lenthall served in the United States Atlantic Fleet under MSC control until taken out of active service on 11 November 1996 and placed in reserve.
1998-Present
John Lenthall was reactivated on 7 December 1998, and is in active service in the Atlantic Fleet.
On 17 April 2004, a merchant ship lost steering control while departing Valletta, Malta, and collided with another ship before striking John Lenthall broadside while she was pierside undergoing maintenance. No one aboard John Lenthall suffered injuries, and she sustained only limited damage to outside structures and equipment.[1]
On 23 September 2008 John Lenthall was shadowed by suspected pirates. They fled after she fired several warning shots in their vicinity.
References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- http://rgroland.blogspot.com/2008/09/fleet-oiler-usns-john-lenthall-repels.html
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189). |
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)
- USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189)
- Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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