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USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Oscar - Yankee NROY4

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

LCPL Roy M. Wheat Maritime RO/RO Container Carrier:

Laid down in 1987 as GTS Vladimir Vaslyayev by Chernomorski, Nikolaiev Ukraine

Delivered to Black Sea Shipping Co, Odessa, Ukraine, 15 August 1987

Renamed GTS Bazaliya in 1997

Acquired by the US Navy in 1997

Converted for MSC service in 2001 at Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Mobile, AL.

Placed in service, 7 October 2003, under the direction of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016), operated by Crowley Maritime Inc.

USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016) is one of the Military Sealift Command's seventeen Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of Surge Sealift fleet

USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016) is assigned to MSC Lant

Specifications:
Displacement 15,804 t.(lt), 44,302 t.(fl)
Length 864' (LOA)
Beam 98' 05"
Draft 34' 11" (max)
Speed 22 kts.
Container Capacity 996
RO/RO Capacity 114,924 SQFT
Water Production (Daily) 25,000 Gals
Armament none
Aircraft helicopter platform only

Complement

27 Civilian Mariners 27

Military Technicians 12

Endurance 16,000 NM

Propulsion

two CPGAS turbine engines, total HP 38,400

twin reversable screws

bow and stern thrusters

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Merchant Service
0913301609	54k	GTS Vladimir Vaslyayev launching at Nikolayev, Ukraine (then part of the USSR), 15 August 1987. Photo USSR	Tommy Trampp
0913301610	34k	GTS Vladimir Vaslyayev underway, date and location unknown.	Tommy Trampp
0913301612	168k	A Challenger Tank of the 1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry) rolls down the ramp of GTS Vladimir Vaslyayev at Split, Croatia, during deployment in support of Operation Joint Endeavor in December 1995.	Tommy Trampp
0913301611	34k	GTS Bazaliya sailing from the port of Southampton, U.K., 28 January 1997 Photo by Rober J. Smith, Shipspotting.com	Tommy Trampp
USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016)
	92k	LCPL Roy M. Wheat, USMC. US Navy photo.	MSC web site
	69k	*USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat* (T-AK-3016)** pierside at Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Mobile, AL. while undergoing conversion for MSC service. US Navy photo.	Global Security
	50k	*USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat* (T-AK-3016)** underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo.	MSC web site
	435k	Aerial view of *USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat* (T-AK-3016)** underway in the Gulf of Mexico during her sea trials in 2003. US Navy photo.	MSC web site
	614k	*USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat* (T-AK-3016)** arriving in the harbor at Augusta, Italy, 14 September 2007.	Photo by Primo Acireale
	626k	*USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat* (T-AK-3016)** tying up at the NATO pier at Augusta, Italy, 14 September 2007.	Photo by Primo Acireale
	1488k	*USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat* (T-AK-3016)** at anchor off Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 6 January 2011. Note the Palma de Mallorca Cathedral in the background.	Jose Antonio Rodriguez Carreño
	30k	*USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat* (T-AK-3016)** under way, 27 September 2012, location unknown. US Navy (MSC) photo	Robert Hurst

USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Medal of Honor Citation for LCPL Roy M. Wheat USMC

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Vessel Particulars
Defense Video Imagery Distribution System - USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016)

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