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USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - November - Juliet - Echo NNJE

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (5 -Op Sharpe Edge, 1-Liberia) - Southwest Asia Service Medal

Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:

Laid down, 15 March 1989, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA.

Launched, 21 April 1990

Delivered to the Navy and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194), 18 March 1991

USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Pacific

Specifications:
Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
Length 677'
Beam 97' 5"
Draft 35' (max.)
Armament none
Cargo Capacity 178,000 bbls
Speed 20 kts.
Complement Civilian Mariners-18 Officers, 64 Merchant Seamen, Navy-1 Officer, 20 Enlisted
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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Namesake
	67k	*John Ericsson* John Ericsson, one of the 19th Century's most creative engineers and inventors, was born on 31 July 1803 in Sweden. As a youth, he joined the Swedish Army, which recognized his talents and put him to work on topographical duties. Ericsson left the Army in 1826 and moved to England, where he pursued a variety of engineering projects, among them the use of screw propellers on ships, the development of extraordinarily large guns and the creation of engines driven by hot air instead of steam. Ericsson's work attracted the attention Robert F. Stockton, an influential and progressive U.S. Navy officer, who encouraged him to relocate to the United States. During the early 1840s, the two designed a screw-propelled warship, which was commissioned in 1843 as USS Princeton, armed with heavy guns of their devising. The tragic explosion of one of these guns, and efforts to improperly assign the blame to Ericsson, led the strong-willed engineer to redirect his creativity into civilian fields, which he pursued successfully during the 1840s and 1850s. The outbreak of the American Civil War brought John Ericsson back into formal contact with the Navy, when he designed and produced USS Monitor, a revolutionary armored ship carrying her guns in a rotating turret. Monitor's successful battle with the Confederate ironclad Virginia on 9 March 1862 made Ericsson a great hero in the North. For the remainder of the conflict, he was actively involved in designing and building a large series of "Monitor"-type turret ships for the Navy. Ericsson continued his work on maritime and naval technology after the Civil War, producing ships for foreign navies and experimenting with submarines, self-propelled torpedoes and heavy ordnance. He remained active until his death in New York City on 8 March 1889. In August 1890, following a memorial service at New York, his body was placed on board the cruiser Baltimore, which carried him across the Atlantic to his native Sweden for burial.	Bill Gonyo
USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194)
	193k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Tommy Trampp
	109k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194)** underway, overhead view, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	42k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	83k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) pulls alongside USS Nimitz (CVN-68)*, for a routine Replenishment At Sea (RAS), 2 April 2003. US Navy photo # 030402-N-1577S-002* by PHAN Timothy F. Sosa. Photo from Navy NewsStand web site	Jack Treutle
	76k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194)** underway at Dubai, March 2004.	Photo by Laurent LaMarche
	97k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) refuels USS Vella Gulf (CG 72)** during a refueling at sea in the Arabian Gulf. The ships are on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 6 March 2004. US Navy photo # 040306-N-1082Z-063. Photo by PHAN Jason R. Zalasky.	Bill Gonyo
	45k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) transfers fuel while alongside USS Nimitz (CVN-68)*, 30 January 2005. US Navy photo # 050130-N-1485H-107*.	Jack Treutle
	104k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194)** out bound to sea passing under the Golden Gate Bridge at San Francisco, 19 March 2006. Photo by David Corby	Robert Hurst
	448k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) completed a connected replenishment (CONREP) with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG-63), 2 August 2007 . Stethem is operating with the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group** just completing "Talisman Saber 07", an exercise designed to maintain a high level of inter-operability between US and Australian forces, demonstrating the US and Australian commitment to our military alliance and regional security. US Navy photo # 070802-N-4953E-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2007) by LTjg. Danny Ewing Jr.	Lee Wahler
	143k	Fuel lines connect USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) to *USS Kitty Hawk* (CV-63)** and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS McCampbell* (DDG-85) during a replenishment at sea (RAS) in the Pacific Ocean, 10 August 2007.Kitty Hawk and McCampbell** were participating in Valiant Shield 2007 US Navy photo (# 070810-N-2638R-001 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Reckard	US Navy Newsstand
	599k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) refueling USS Cowpens (CG-63)** while at sea during exercise Valiant Shield, 10 August 2007 . The joint exercise consists of 28 naval vessels, more than 300 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Defense Visual Information Center photo # 070810-N-5387K-001, a US Navy photo by MC3 Juan Antoine .	Robert Hurst
	465k	The guided-missile cruiser *USS Lake Champlain* (CG-57), right, pulls alongside USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) in the western Pacific Ocean. Lake Champlain** is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations. US Navy photo # 090124-N-4774B-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2009) by MC2 Daniel Barker.	Lee Wahler
	669k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) pulls alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) during a replenishment-at-sea. George Washington** is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean during her first summer deployment since becoming the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier. US Navy photo # 090613-N-2153C-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 13, 2009) by MC3 Charles Oki.	Lee Wahler
	801k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) is underway with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) during a replenishment at sea. Nimitz** and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW-11) are on a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. US Navy photo # 090903-N-3038W-119 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2009) by MC3 John Philip Wagner.	Lee Wahler
	801k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) is underway with the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) to transfer stores and fuel. Harpers Ferry** is part of the Denver Amphibious Ready Group conducting a fall patrol in the western Pacific Ocean with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU). US Navy photo # 091030-N-2218S-125 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 30, 2009) by MCSN Andrew Smith.	Lee Wahler
	264k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194)** moored pierside at Naval Station Apra, Guam, 26 December 2010. Photo courtesy of Antarctic-Adventurer (name unknown).	Robert Hurst
	1901k	An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wild Cards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-23) transports supplies from *USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD-7), not pictured. Cleveland** is the flagship for Pacific Partnership 2011, which recently completed a mission in Tonga and will visit Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and the Federated States of Micronesia. US Navy photo # 110426-O-ZZ999-005 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 26, 2011) by Kristopher Radder.	Lee Wahler
	773k	*USNS John Ericsson* (T-AO-194) transits the Pacific Ocean alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) during an underway replenishment. Boxer** is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility during a western Pacific deployment. US Navy photo # 110916-N-RC734-342 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2011) by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac.	Lee Wahler