USNS Benjamin Isherwood

USNS *Benjamin Isherwood*
	USNS Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191), left, being prepared for long-term storage at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Norfolk, Virginia on 26 August 1994. The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) is at right.
History
United States
Namesake	Benjamin F. Isherwood (1822–1915), an early U.S. Navy engineer and rear admiral
Awarded	6 May 1985
Builder	Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida
Laid down	12 July 1986
Launched	15 August 1988a at Pennsylvania Shipbuilding; christened 7 December 1991 at Tampa Shipbuilding
In service	Never
Stricken	29 December 1997
Identification	IMO number: 8508876
Fate	Scrapped, 2011
Notes	Construction contract cancelled 15 August 1993 when ship 95.3% complete
General characteristics
Class and type	Henry J. Kaiser-class 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 as 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) sustained total;
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 and 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 Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191) was a Henry J. Kaiser class fleet replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. She was never completed.

History
USNS Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191), left, being prepared for long-term storage at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Norfolk, Virginia on 26 August 1994. The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) is at right.
United States
Namesake	Benjamin F. Isherwood (1822–1915), an early U.S. Navy engineer and rear admiral
Awarded	6 May 1985
Builder	Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida
Laid down	12 July 1986
Launched	15 August 1988^a at Pennsylvania Shipbuilding; christened 7 December 1991 at Tampa Shipbuilding
In service	Never
Stricken	29 December 1997
Identification	IMO number: 8508876
Fate	Scrapped, 2011
Notes	Construction contract cancelled 15 August 1993 when ship 95.3% complete
General characteristics
Class and type	Henry J. Kaiser-class 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 as 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) sustained total
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 and 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