USNS Supply (T-AOE-6)

History
United States
Ordered22 January 1987
BuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding
Laid down24 February 1989
Launched6 October 1990
Commissioned26 February 1994
Decommissioned13 July 2001
In service13 July 2001
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeSupply class
Displacement48,800 long tons (49,600 t)
Length754.6 ft (230.0 m)
Beam107 ft (33 m)
Height39 ft (12 m)
Installed power105,000 hp (78 MW)
Propulsionfour General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines, Two Propellers
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Complement176 civilians, 59 military
Aircraft carriedTwo CH-46E Sea Knight or MH-60S Seahawk helicopters

USNS Supply (T-AOE-6), ex-USS Supply (AOE-6), is the lead ship of the Supply-class fast combat support ships.[1] She was commissioned in 1994 and decommissioned in 2001, after which she was transferred for service with the U.S. Military Sealift Command.