USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192) (left) and USNS Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191) preparing for long-term storage.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USNS Henry Eckford |
Namesake | Henry Eckford (1775–1832), naval architect and shipbuilder |
Awarded | 6 May 1985 |
Builder | Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania, and Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
Laid down | 22 January 1987 |
Launched | 22 July 1989 |
In service | Never |
Stricken | 10 November 1997 |
Identification | IMO number: 8508888 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler |
Type | Fleet replenishment oiler |
Tonnage | 31,200 deadweight tons |
Displacement |
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Length | 677 ft (206 m) |
Beam | 97 ft 5 in (29.69 m) |
Draft | 35 ft (11 m) maximum |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Two medium-speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, controllable-pitch propellers |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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Complement | 103 (18 civilian officers, 1 U.S. Navy officer, 64 merchant seamen, 20 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel) |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | None |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform |
Notes |
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USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192) was a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. She was never completed.