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T-AO-196 Kanawha

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National Defense Service Medal
Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 13 July 1989, at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.
  • Launched, 22 September, 1990
  • Delivered to the Navy and placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196), 6 December 1991
  • Kanawha is a unit of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Europe
    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.
    Armament none
    Complement Civilians, 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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    Kanawha 50k Kanawha (T-AO-196) moored pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, sprint 1992. John Chiquoine
    Kanawha 258k Kanawha (T-AO-196) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    CVN-69 Eisenhower 59k

    Kanawha (T-AO 196) refuels Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and the guided missile cruiser Cape St. George (CG-71) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), 2 October 1999.
    US Navy Photo (# 991002-N-7750C-011) by PH3 David E. Carter II

    		 US Navy Newsstand web site
    Kanawha 49k Kanawha (T-AO-196) during a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and The Sullivans (DDG-68), 3 March 2002, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Photo taken from Hue City (CG-66). Photo by Lt. Steve Dundas, CHC USNR USS Hue City
    Kanawha 50k Kanawha (T-AO-196) during a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with John F. Kennedy (CV-67), 3 March 2002, eastern Mediterranean Sea. Photo taken from Hue City (CG-66). Photo by Lt. Steve Dundas, CHC USNR USS Hue City
    Kanawha 69k Kanawha (T-AO-196), assisted by tugs, as she enters Valletta Port, Malta for repairs at Malta Shipyards Anthony Vella, Senglea, Malta
    Kanawha 75k Kanawha (T-AO-196) berthed at Malta Shipyards, ex Malta Drydocks, for repairs, 22 September 2004. Astern of Kanawha is her sister ship Patuxent (T-AO 201). Anthony Vella, Senglea, Malta
    CVN-73 George Washington 112k Kanawha (T-AO-196) conducts a replenishment at sea with George Washington (CVN-73), in the Atlantic Ocean, 11 September 2003. The carrier was conducting carrier qualifications.
    US Navy photo # 030911-N-6278K-002 by PHAN Joan Kretschmer    		 US Navy Newsstand
    Kanawha 86k Kanawha (T-AO-196) pulls alongside Nimitz (CVN 68) prior to conducting an underway replenishment (UNREP).
    US Navy photo # 070510-N-0890S-036 INDIAN OCEAN (May 10, 2007) by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice David L. Smar.    		 Lee Wahler
    There is no DANFS history available for Kanawha (T-AO-196) at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Underway Replenishment Oilers - T-AO
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