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USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO-208)

John Lewis Class Fleet Replenishment Oiler:
Specifications:
Displacement 49,000 t.
Length 746
Beam 106'
Draft unknown
Cargo Capacity
Petroleum Products 156,000 bbls
Dry Cargo 55,662 cu ft
Freezer/Chill Cargo 40,099 cu ft
Speed 20 kts.
Complement 99 Civilian Mariners
Self-defense Armament
Crew Served Weapons
Degaussing, and Nixie Torpedo Decoys
Space, Weight, and Power Reservations for Close In Weapon Systems such as SeaRAMs, and an Anti-Torpedo Torpedo Defense System
Aircraft landing platform for vertical replenishment
Propulsion two geared medium speed diesel engines, with PTO generators/PTI
Twin propeller shafts, 16,000 hp per shaft
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Namesake
Robert F. Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was, like his brothers John and Edward, a prominent member of the Democratic Party and has come to be viewed by some historians as an icon of modern American liberalism. (Wikipedia)		 Tommy Trampp
Robert F. Kennedy
091920802		 368k Infographic honors Robert F. Kennedy's lifetime of leadership and the namesake of USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO-208).
US Navy graphic by Annalisa Underwood.		  
There is no Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) history record available for USNS Robert F. Kennedy
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Fleet Tankers Association
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Navy Tankers
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