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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

Contributed by Wolfgang Hechler

USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Hotel - Alpha NCHA

Lewis and Clark Class Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship:

Laid down, 26 August 2009, at General Dynamics NASSCO San Diego, CA.

Launch and Christening, 11 September 2010

Delivered, 23 February 2011, to the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC)

Specifications:
Displacement 41,000 long tons (fl.)
Length 689 feet
Beam 106 feet
Draft 29.5 feet

Complement

53 CivMar

36 Military + 13 for helicopter detachment

Landing/Attack Craft: Air Cap two VERTREP capable helicopters

Armament none

Cargo Capacities

Dry Cargo 6,675 tons

Refrigerated stores 1,716 tons

Cargo Fuel 18,000 bbls

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

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	88k	Namesake Washington Chambers CDR. Washington Irving Chambers (1856-1934), a pioneer in naval aviation. Responsible for the Navy's nascent aviation activities, Chambers arranged the world's first airplane flight from a warship. The Nov. 14, 1910, flight by aviator Eugene Ely on the light cruiser the *USS Birmingham* (CL-2)** confirmed the potential of carrier-based naval aviation.	Fabio Peña
	425k	Christening and launching of *USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11)*, 11 September 2010, at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard San Diego, CA. US Navy photo # 100911-N-2-2723B-009* by Sarah Burford, Military Sealift Command Public Affairs	Bill Woods
	78k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11)** enters the water for the first time as she is launched at General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard San Diego, CA., 11 September 2010. Photo by Carolyn Ivy Stein.	Robert Hurst
	4701k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11)** exits San Diego Bay to complete her sea trials before delivery to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) on 23 February 2011. 110126-N-XXXXW-001 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2011) courtesy General Dynamics NASSCO.	Lee Wahler
	1910k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11)** being assisted by tugs while transiting San Diego Harbor. 110629-N-IE539-237 SAN DIEGO (June 29, 2011) US Navy photo	Lee Wahler
	552k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11) transits Pearl Harbor during the opening phases of the integrated maritime exercise Koa Kai. Washington Chambers is participating in Koa Kai with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Kurama (DDH-144)** to prepare independent deployers in multiple warfare areas and to provide training in a multi-ship environment. US Navy photo # 111110-N-RI884-013 PEARL HARBOR (Nov. 10, 2011)* by MC2 Daniel Barker.*	Lee Wahler
	257k	Gunners Mate 2nd Class Kory Burnett fires a shot line from the guided-missile destroyer *USS Chafee* (DDG-90) to USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11)** during an underway replenishment. US Navy photo # 111112-N-WX059-221 Pacific Ocean (Nov. 12, 2011)* by MCSN Sean Furey.*	Robert Hurst
	712k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11) refuels the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG-90)** during Koa Kai. US Navy photo # 111112-N-WX059-340 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 12, 2011)* by MCSN Sean Furey.*	Lee Wahler
	219k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11)** arrives in Thailand supporting Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise Thailand 2013. More than 1,200 Sailors and Marines are participating in CARAT Thailand. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. US Navy photo # 130603-N-YU572-070 CHUK SAMAET, Thailand (June 3, 2013)* by MC1 Jay C. Pugh.*	Lee Wahler
	227k	Sailors from the Royal Thai Navy watch as *USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11)** arrives to participate in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2013. US Navy photo # 130603-N-RG360-113 CHUK SAMET (June 3, 2013)* by MC2 Melissa K. Russell.*	Lee Wahler
	255k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11)** prepares to launch one of three BQM-74 targeting drones from its flight deck during a live-fire missile exercise, part of the at-sea phase of exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2013. US Navy photo # 130608-N-AX577-067 GULF OF THAILAND (June 8, 2013) by MC1 Patrick Dille.	Lee Wahler
	227k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG-85). McCampbell** is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. US Navy photo # 140131-N-IP531-342 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2014) by MC3 Chris Cavagnaro.	Lee Wahler
	224k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11) transits near the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5)*, not shown, while conducting a vertical replenishment in the Philippine Sea while participating in "Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015". US Navy photo # 141006-N-HU377-112 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 6, 2014)* by MC3 Dustin Knight.	Robert Hurst
	268k	GMSN Antwon Thompson, fires a shot line from a modified M-14 rifle from the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer *USS Stethem* (DDG-63) to USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11). Stethem** is on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. US Navy photo # 141106-N-UN259-082 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 6, 2014) by MCSN Alonzo M. Archer.	Lee Wahler
	195k	An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 returns to *USNS Washington* Chambers (T-AKE-11), in the background, after depositing supplies on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)*, not pictured, during a replenishment-at-sea. US Navy photo # 150311-N-UF697-039 EAST CHINA SEA (March 11, 2015)* by MC3 Kevin V. Cunningham.	Ron Reeves
	293k	The Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship *USS Ashland* (LSD-48) and the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) participate in a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Pecos (T-AO-197). Also in the photo is USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11). Bonhomme Richard and Ashland** are a part of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group are conducting an amphibious integration training exercise. US Navy photo # 150311-N-RU971-135 EAST CHINA SEA (March 11, 2015) by MC3 Cameron McCulloch.	Lee Wahler
	186k	*USNS Washington* Chambers (T-AKE-11) delivers supplies to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) during a replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard** is the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 150324-N-UF697-077 EAST CHINA SEA (March 24, 2015) by MC3 Kevin V. Cunningham.	Lee Wahler
	895k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11) at anchor at Sasebo, Japan as civilian contractors from Naval Munitions Command, Sasebo, transport ordnance and ammunition off the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)*. US Navy photo # 150409-N-UF697-024 SASEBO HARBOR, Japan (April 9, 2015)* by MC3 Kevin V. Cunningham.	Lee Wahler
	1452k	The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser *USS Antietam* (CG-54), steams astern and and to port of, USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11) as the dry cargo and ammunition ship transits alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73). George Washington** and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, are on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. US Navy photo # 150525-N-EH855-886 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 25, 2015) by MCSN Bryan Mai.	Lee Wahler
	1630k	An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 delivers supplies from the aircraft carrier *USS George Washington* (CVN-73) to USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11) during a replenishment-at-sea. George Washington** and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, are on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. *George Washington* will conduct a hull-swap with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier *USS Ronald Reagan* (CVN-76)** later this year after serving seven years as the US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Japan. US Navy photo # 150724-N-EH855-280 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 24, 2015) by MC3 Bryan Mai.	Lee Wahler
	181k	ENS. Brandy Allain records the course and speed of Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship *USS Rushmore* (LSD-47) as the ship maneuvers into position for an underway replenishment with USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11). Rushmore** is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is currently operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 151126-N-SF984-028 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 26, 2015) by MC3 Chelsea Troy Milburn.	Lee Wahler
	221k	*USS Bonhomme Richard* (LHD-6), middle, conducts a replenishment- at-sea with USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11), right, and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193)** in the South China Sea. US Navy Photo # 161003-N-QC631-126 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 2, 2016) by MC3 Gerald Dudley Reynolds	Robert Hurst
	390k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11), left, conducts a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), while amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) conducts a fueling at sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO-193)*. US Navy photo (MSC) # 161003-N-TH560-391 Hong Kong (3 October 2016)* by MC3 Jeanette Mullinax.	Lee Wahler
	215k	Airman Jibson Pabelic, from San Jose, Calif., observes a replenishment-at-sea from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship *USS Wasp* (LHD-1) with USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD-48). Wasp, flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit*, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. US Navy photo (MSC) # 180922-N-RI884-0353 EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 22, 2018)* by MC1 Daniel Barker.	Lee Wahler
	272k	A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced) delivers cargo to *USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE 11) during a vertical replenishment. VMM 163 is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)** team and is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support regional stability, reassure partners and allies, and maintain a presence postured to respond to any crisis ranging from humanitarian assistance to contingency operations. US Navy photo 190926-N-NB544-1401 INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2019) by MC2 Kyle Carlstrom.	Lee Wahler
09751124	314k	The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Rafael Peralta* (DDG-115) and USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11) conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Rafael Peralta** is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. US Navy photo 200417-N-CZ893-1340 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2020) by MC2 Jason Isaacs.	Yu Chu
09751125	144k	*USNS Washington Chambers* (T-AKE-11)** at Mare Island Dry Dock, 2 April 2022. It appears they are working on her aft refuelling station.	Darryl Baker
091918748	143k	Sailing in formation, 23 July 2022, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, from right to left; Royal New Zealand Navy Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) Ship *HMNZS Aotearoa* (A11), Replenishment- Oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) Royal Australian Navy Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment Ship HMAS Supply (A195), Dry Cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE-11)** U.S. Navy photo # U.S. Navy photo # 220723-N-HB628-1038, by MC2 Aiko Bongolan	Robert Hurst