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18-MAY-2012

USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13)

and USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE-14) on the right.

Class & type: Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship
Displacement: 23,852 tons light, 40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead
Length: 210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline, Beam: 32.3 m (106 ft) extreme, 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline, Draft: 9.1 m (30 ft) maximum,
Propulsion: Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; 1 fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster, Speed:20 kn (37 km/h)
Range: 14,000 nmi (26,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h)
Capacity: Max dry cargo weight: 5,910 long tons (6,000 t) Max dry cargo volume: 783,000 cu ft (22,200 m3) Max cargo fuel weight: 2,350 long tons (2,390 t) Cargo fuel volume: 18,000 imp bbl (2,900 m3)
Complement: 36 military, 123 civilian, Crew: 126
Electronic warfare & decoys: Nulka decoy launchers Armament: 2–6 × 12.7 mm machine guns or 7.62 mm medium machine guns
Aircraft carried: 2 helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Super Puma


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J S Quesada25-May-2013 19:30
Great! I like the almost perfect symmetry of the composition. V
Kim24-May-2013 19:40
Excellent capture, great perspective and details. V
Ken Chambers ARPS24-May-2013 19:08
You certainly have a very impressive fleet of ships.
mart senior24-May-2013 18:28
wow they are big...v
Noël24-May-2013 18:17
Excellent photo and very interesting subject. v
John Reynolds LRPS24-May-2013 18:05
They look impressive. V.
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