| USNS AMELIA EARHART (T-AKE 6) |
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| DRY CARGO AND AMMUNITION SHIP |
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| VESSEL STATUS |
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| Class: | AKE 1 | | UIC: | 23196 |
| Status: | Military Sealift Command (MSC) Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force | | Fleet: | U.S. PACIFIC FLEET |
| Date Status Changed: | 10/30/2008 | | Homeport: | |
| Maintenance Category: | | | Berth: | |
| Force: | Support Force |
| Builder: | General Dynamics, National Steel & Shipbuilding Corp. |
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| MILESTONE DATES |
| Award Date: | 01/27/2004 | | Commission Date: | |
| Keel Date: | 05/29/2007 | | Inactivation Date: | |
| Launch Date: | 04/06/2008 | | Decommission Date: | |
| Age (since Launch) | 11.3 | | Years from Commission
to Decommission: | |
| Delivery Date: | 10/30/2008 | | In-Service Date: | 10/30/2008 |
| Age (since Delivery) | 10.8 | | Out of Service Date: | |
| | | | Stricken Date: | |
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| PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
| Overall Length: | 689 ft | | Waterline Length: | 654 ft |
| Extreme Beam: | 106 ft | | Waterline Beam: | 106 ft |
| Max Navigational Draft: | 30 ft | | Draft Limit: | 31 ft |
| Light Displacement: | 26118 tons | | Full Displacement: | 42528 tons |
| Dead Weight: | 16410 tons | |
| Hull Material: | | Steel hull, steel superstructure. |
| No. of Propellers: | 1 | |
| No. of Waterjets: | | |
| Propulsion Type: | | Diesel Electric |
| Accommodations: | Officers: | 36 | |
| Enlisted: | 161 | |
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| PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS |
| Custodian: | | MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND |
| Planning Yard: | | Military Sealift Command |
Nuclear
Planning Yard: | | |
| Ships Program Manager: | PMS 325 | |
| Comments: | |
| Last Updated: | 08/21/2019 | |
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