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USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8)

Lewis and Clark Class Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship:

Laid down, 14 April 2008, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA.

Launch and Christening schedule unknown

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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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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Last Updated 25 April 2008