| USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3) | |
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| Career (US) |  |
| Name: | USNS Alan Shepard |
| Namesake: | Alan Shepard |
| Awarded: | 16 July 2002 |
| Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 14 February 2006 |
| Launched: | 6 December 2006 |
| In service: | 26 June 2007[1] |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 & 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 Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. It is named for astronaut Rear Admiral Alan Shepard (1923 - 1998).
The contract to build it was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, on 16 July 2002. Construction began on 13 September 2005. It was launched 6 December 2006, sponsored by Laura Churchley, daughter of RAdm. Shepard.[2] It is scheduled to be part of the Pacific Fleet.
References[]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
- ↑ "USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 29 June 2007. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AKE3.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ↑ "Navy to Christen USNS Alan Shepard". Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), U.S. Dept. of Defense. 6 December 2006. http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/pms325/alanshepard.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13.[dead link]
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- Priolo, Gary P. (22 February 2008). "USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Online. http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7503.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
Alan Shepard launching, San Diego, 6 December 2006
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