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USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Juliet - Kilo
 NHJK
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Coast Guard SOS Ribbon (2)
Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 22 August 1984, at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 5 October 1985
  • Delivered to the US Navy and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187), 19 December 1986
  • USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) is one of fourteen Fleet Replenishment Oilers and is part of the thirty-seven ship Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force
  • USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) is homeported at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
    Length 677'
    Beam 97' 5"
    Draft 35' (max.)
    Cargo Capacity 178,000-bbls
    Speed 20 kts.
    Complement 27 Merchant Seamen
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Propulsion two medium speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft
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    Henry J Kaiser 45k USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Federation of American Scientist web site
    Henry J Kaiser 54k USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) underway in Hampton Roads, off Naval Station Norfolk, VA. date unknown
    US Navy photo    		 Military Sealift Command web site
    Henry J Kaiser 59k USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) underway, date and location unknown. Photo by Peter Westdijk the Netherlands
    Henry J Kaiser 2059k USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) moored pierside at NAS North Island, San Diego, CA., June 2007. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Henry J Kaiser 633k USNS Henry J. Kaiser(T-AO-187) transits alongside the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) prior to a Fueling-at-Sea, 20 October 2007. USS Abraham Lincoln was underway for a scheduled workup to include Composite Training Unit Exercise, an exercise designed to enhance the inter-operability of the carrier and its strike group.
    US Navy photo # 071020-N-1229B-121 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 20, 2007). by MC3 Patrick M. Bonafede.    		 Lee Wahler
    Henry J Kaiser 449k USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) moored pierside at NAS North Island, San Diego, CA., January 2008. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    There is no DANFS history for USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) available at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Fact File - Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO
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