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T-AKE-4 Richard E. Byrd

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Foxtrot - Sierra - Kilo
 NFSK
Lewis and Clark Class Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship:
  • Laid down, 28 July 2006, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA.
  • Launched, 15 May 2007
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 8 November 2007
  • Placed in service, 14 November 2007, by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 35,400 long tons (fl.)
    Length 689 feet
    Beam 106 feet
    Draft 29.5 feet
    Complement
    124 CivMar
    36 Military + 13 for helicopter detachment
    Armament
    Cargo Capacities
    Max Dry Cargo Weight 5,910 long tons
    Max Dry Cargo Volume 783,000 square feet
    Max Cargo Fuel Weight 2,350 long tons)
    Cargo Fuel Volume 18,000 barrels (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
    Propulsion
    Main machinery - Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6KV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster.
    Speed 20 knots
    Range 14,000 nautical miles at 20 knots
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    Richard E. Byrd 606k Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4), foreground, Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3), background, on the builders way at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO), San Diego, CA., date unknown.
    NASSCO photo    		 Mary Montgomery, General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego, California.
    Richard E. Byrd 103k Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) launching at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA., 15 May 2007.
    US Navy photo # 070515-N-3642E-289 SAN DIEGO (May 15, 2007) by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund.    		 US Navy Newsstand
    Richard E. Byrd 99k Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) launching at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA., 15 May 2007.
    US Navy photo # 070515-N-3642E-304 SAN DIEGO (May 15, 2007) by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund.    		 US Navy Newsstand
    Richard E. Byrd 1413k Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from the Military Sealift Command collections.    		 Bill Gonyo
    There is no DANFS history available for Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships - T-AKE
    General Dynamics - NASSCO - Louis and Clark (T-AKE-1) Class Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship Fact Sheet
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