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: | |
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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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