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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 left to right
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 Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Chester, PA.
  • 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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    John Ericsson 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)
    John Ericsson 109k USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) underway, overhead view, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    John Ericsson 42k USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    John Ericsson 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
    John Ericsson 76k USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) underway at Dubai, March 2004. Photo by Laurent LaMarche
    John Ericsson 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
    John Ericsson 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
    John Ericsson 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
    John Ericsson 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
    John Ericsson 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
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS John Ericsson (T-AO-194) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO
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