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NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

Contributed by Wolfgang Hechler

USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Lima - November
NJLN

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Armed Forces Service Medal

Henry J. Kaiser Class Fleet Oiler:

Laid down, 15 July 1985, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA.

Launched, 9 August 1986

Placed in service with MSC as USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189), 25 July 1987

Placed out of service in 1996

Placed in service, 7 December 1998

USNS John Lenthall is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Atlantic

Specifications:
Displacement 9,500 t.(lt) 42,382 t.(fl)
Length 677'
Beam 97' 5"
Draft 35' (max.)
Capacity 178,000-bbls
Speed 20 kts.
Complement Civilians, 18 Officers, 64 Merchant Seamen, Navy, 1 Officer, 20 Enlisted
Armament none
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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	5k	*Namesake* John Lenthall (16 September 1807 – 11 April 1882) was an important American shipbuilder and naval architect. He was responsible for the construction and repair of United States Navy ships during the American Civil War (1861–1865), as well as in the years immediately before and after it. His career spanned the U.S. Navy's transition from sail to steam propulsion and from wooden ships to ironclads, and in retirement he participated in early planning for an eventual steel navy.	Tommy Trampp
	401k	At the launching John Lenthall (T-AO-189), 9 August 1986, Monica Tate, of the rigging dept at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA. breaks a bottle of Champagne across to ship's bow. "Times-Picayune" photo 8/9/86	Dale Hargrave
	485k	John Lenthall (T-AO-189) after her launching,, 9 August 1986, at Avondale Industries, Westwego, LA.	Dale Hargrave
091918958	136k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** Christening Principals	Tommy Trampp
091918959	83k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** Christening Principals	Tommy Trampp
091918960	351k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** underway off Norfolk, VA., date unknown. ©Nobe Smith	Nicholas Tiberio
	799k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** moored pierside at Marseille, France, date unknown.	Photo by Philippe Gonzales
	1238k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)**, at Genoa, Italy, 3 January 2000.	Photo by Carlo Martinelli
	79k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** at Barcelona, Spain, 17 December 2000	Photo by Fabio Peña
	76k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)**, at Barcelona, Spain, 17 December 2000	Photo by Fabio Peña
	74k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) refueling the mine countermeasures ship USS Inchon (MCS 12)*, in the Gulf of Mexico, 22 February 2001. Photo by PH3 Aaron L. Lane. DOD photo # 010222-N-9339L-502 Feb. 22, 2001.*	US Navy Chinfo Photo Gallery
	212k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) comes alongside USS George Washington (CVN-73) and USS Normandy (CG-60)** to conduct an underway replenishment (UNREP), 22 June 2002. US Navy photo by JO2 R. David Valdez	Bernard A. Cardali
	140k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) refuels USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)** while in the Mediterranean Sea, 3 April 2003. US Navy photo # 030403-N-9964S-23 by PH3 Christopher B. Stoltz	Alex Tatchin
	705k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) steams away from USS Enterprise (CVN-65)** after completing an early morning vertical replenishment (VERTREP), 23 September 2003 in the Atlantic Ocean. US Navy photo # 030925-N-0119G-001 by PHAN Rob Gaston.	Robert Hurst
	2203k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) steams alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)** during a fueling-at-sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, 27 April 2008. US Navy photo # 080427-N-7241L-031 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 27, 2008) by MC2 Nathan Laird.	Lee Whaler
	3113k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) breaks away from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)** after completing a fueling-at-sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, 27 April 2008. US Navy photo # 080427-N-7241L-019 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 27, 2008) by MC2 Nathan Laird.	Lee Whaler
	342k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) steams alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG-84)** as the ships of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike Group transit westward across the Atlantic Ocean after a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility US Navy photo # 080708-N-2735T-037 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 5, 2008) by MC3 Coleman Thompson.	Robert M. Cieri
	2049k	The aircraft carrier *USS Dwight D. Eisenhower* (CVN-69) approaches USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)** for an underway replenishment during the Carrier Strike Group 8 Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is a training exercise to test capabilities and ensure readiness before a deployment. US Navy photo # 090110-N-6107D-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2009) by MC2 Jesse Dick.	Lee Wahler
	328k	The Amphibious assault ship *USS Bonhomme Richard* (LHD-6) conducts a replenishment at sea with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189). Bonhomme Richard** is the command platform for the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 091126-N-5148B-046 GULF OF ADEN (Nov. 26, 2009) by MC2 Sarah E. Bitter.	Lee Wahler
	1610k	The aircraft carrier *USS George H.W. Bush* (CVN 77) performs a refueling at sea with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189). George H.W. Bush** is in the Atlantic Ocean conducting composite training unit exercises. US Navy photo # 110120-N-6632S-070 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2011) by MC3 Kevin J. Steinberg.	Lee Wahler
	1909k	The Spanish navy frigate *ESPS Almirante Juan De Borbon* (F 102), left, approaches USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) for a replenishment at sea. Borbon** is conducting a composite training unit exercise as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming combat deployment. US Navy photo # 110205-N-9793B-057 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2011) by MC3 Brian M. Brooks.	Lee Wahler
	319k	The guided-missile destroyers *USS McFaul* (DDG-74), left, and USS James E. Williams (DDG-95), right, steam alongside USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189) for a replenishment at sea (RAS). McFaul and James E. Williams** are underway participating in exercise Bold Alligator 2012. Bold Alligator is a joint and multinational amphibious assault exercise involving several foreign militaries and the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, designed to execute brigade-sized amphibious assaults against low-to-medium land and maritime threats to improve amphibious core competencies. US Navy photo # 120201-N-OP638-007 Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 1, 2012) by MC3 Jesse L. Gonzalez.	Robert M. Cieri
	751k	CDR. James Storm, right, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer *USS Laboon* (DDG-58), and LCDR. Steven Foley, the executive officer, look on as Laboon approaches USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) for a replenishment at sea. Laboon** is a unit of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group along with six other ships operating in the Atlantic Ocean. US Navy photo # 120313-N-NL541-023 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 13, 2012) by MC2 Stuart Phillips.	Lee Wahler
	282k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)**, 1 October 2012, location unknown.	Photos by Charles Canterbury
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	381k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189), left, and the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) operate in the Mediterranean Sea. Iwo Jima** is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU-24) and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 121106-N-NN926-003 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 6, 2012) by MC2 Zane Ecklund.	Lee Wahler
	283k	Gunner's Mate 1st Class Michael Doyle fires a shot line from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Stout* (DDG-55) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189). Stout** is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140127-N-UD469-065 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 27, 2014) by MC2 Amanda R. Gray.	Robert M. Cieri
	101k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** underway in the Mediterranean Sea. US Navy photo # 140208-N-CH661-350 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 8, 2014) by MC2 Jared King.	Robert M. Cieri
	212k	The Royal Navy frigate *HMS Montrose* (F236), right, receives fuel from USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)** during a replenishment-at-sea. US Navy photo # 140208-N-UD469-285 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 8, 2014) by MC2 Amanda R. Gray.	Lee Wahler
	207k	Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Stout* (DDG-55) maneuver a rigid-hull inflatable boat to the USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) for a personnel transfer. Stout** is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140214-N-UD469-053 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014) by MC2 Amanda R. Gray.	Robert M. Cieri
	173k	ET3 Joshua Bryant stands on the brow of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Stout* (DDG-55) to signal to the pilot house when to slow down before a replenishment-at-sea with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)*. US Navy photo # 140214-N-UD469-089 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014)* by MC2 Amanda R. Gray.	Robert M. Cieri
	206k	GM3 Christian Davis fires a shot line from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Stout* (DDG-55) during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)*. US Navy photo # 140214-N-UD469-094 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014)* by MC2 Amanda R. Gray.	Robert M. Cieri
140214-N-UD469-118 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014)	215k	Sailors heave a line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Stout* (DDG-55) during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)** US Navy photo #'s 140214-N-UD469-118 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014) and 140214-N-UD469-151 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014) by MC2 Amanda R. Gray.	Robert M. Cieri
140214-N-UD469-151 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014)	211k		Robert M. Cieri
	348k	Pallets of supplies are received on board the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Stout* (DDG-55) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)*. US Navy photo # 140214-N-UD469-228 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 14, 2014)* by MC2 Amanda R. Gray.	Robert M. Cieri
	285k	A sailor aboard the guided-missile destroyer *USS Ramage* (DDG-61) waits for the traveling surf to be lowered to transfer hazardous material during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189). Ramage** is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo # 140222-N-CH661-203 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 22, 2014) by MC2 Jared King.	Robert M. Cieri
	249k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) departs Souda Bay after conducting resupply operations while USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198), far background, arrives for a scheduled port visit. Lenthall and Big Horn*, Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oilers, are each able to provide up to 31,200 tons of cargo to Navy assets during resupply operations. US Navy photo # US Navy photo # 140310-N-JE719-073 SOUDA BAY, Greece (March 10, 2014)* by MC2 Jeffrey M. Richardson.	Robert M. Cieri
	254k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) conducts resupply operations during a scheduled port visit. John Lenthall** is able to provide up to 31,200 tons of cargo to US Navy assets during resupply operations. US Navy photo # US Navy photo # 140304-N-JE719-298 SOUDA BAY, Greece (March 4, 2014) by MC2 Jeffrey M. Richardson.	Lee Wahler
	266k	The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer *USS Truxtun* (DDG-103) departs Souda Bay, with USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) moored at the pier ahead. Truxtun** is deployed as part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # US Navy photo # 140323-N-EI510-137 SOUDA BAY, Greece (March 23, 2014) by MC3 Scott Barnes.	Robert M. Cieri
	238k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** transits the Mediterranean Sea after completing a replenishment at sea (RAS). US Navy photo # US Navy photo # 140326-N-CH661-016 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 26, 2014) by MC2 Jared King.	Lee Wahler
	238k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) delivers fuel and supplies to USS Ramage (DDG-61). Ramage** is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 140415-N-CH661-262 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 15, 2014) by MC2 Jared King.	Lee Wahler
	289k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** underway outside the port of Piraeus, Greece, 23 April 2014	Photos by George Haralampides
	172k		Photos by George Haralampides
	325k	Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship *USS Fort McHenry* (LSD-43) man the phone and distance lines during an underway replenishment with the USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)** during exercise Bold Alligator 2014. Bold Alligator is intended to improve Navy and Marine Corps amphibious core competencies while working with coalition, NATO, allied and partner nations. The exercise takes place 29 October through 10 November 2014, afloat and ashore along the Eastern Seaboard US Navy photo # 141031-N-DQ840-085 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 31, 2014) by MCSN Adam Austin.	Lee Wahler
	1230k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) delivers fuel and supplies to the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG-58) during a replenishment-at-sea. Laboon** is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. US Navy photo # 150506-N-FQ994-179 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 6, 2015) by MC3 Robert S. Price.	Lee Wahler
	1573k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) delivers fuel and supplies to the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79) during a replenishment-at-sea. Oscar Austin** is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. US Navy photo # 150622-N-FQ994-298 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 22, 2015) by MC3 Robert S. Price.	Lee Wahler
	166k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) arrives in Souda Bay for a scheduled port visit. Lenthall*, a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler, is able to provide up to 31,200 tons of cargo to Navy assets during resupply operations. US Navy photo # 151208-N-JE719-051 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Dec. 8, 2015)* by MC2 Jeffrey M. Richardson.	Wolfgang Hechler
	214k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) transits alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)*, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo # 160112-N-KW492-060 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 12, 2016)* by MCSA Ryre Arciaga.	Lee Wahler
	1097k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) steams alongside aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)** during a replenishment-at-sea. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo # 160120-N-GK939-088 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 20, 2016) by MCSN Lindsay A. Preston.	Lee Wahler
	1161k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) participates in a replenishment-at-sea with aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)*. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo # 160628-N-PE636-108 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 28, 2016)* by MC3 Anthony Flynn.	Lee Wahler
	263k	Guided-missile destroyer *USS Gravely* (DDG-107) transits alongside USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) during a replenishment-at-sea. Gravely*, part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is currently on an 8-month deployment to support maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. US Navy photo # 160712-N-VE959-005 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 12, 2016)* by MC3 Pasquale Sena.	Lee Wahler
	152k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) moored pierside at Naval Station Norfolk, VA. across from aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)**, 22 September 2017	Photos by Hugh Hudson III.
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	376k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) conducts and underway replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)** in the Atlantic Ocean. US Navy photo # 171021-N-PW716-0178 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 21, 2017) by MC3 Clint Davis.	Lee Wahler
	55k	Sailors stand watch in the bow of the amphibious transport dock ship *USS San Diego* (LPD-22) as she approaches the USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52) during a replenishment-at-sea. San Diego, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit*, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and to preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. US Navy photo # 171219-N-BK384-011 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 19, 2017)* by MC3 Justin A. Schoenberger.	Lee Wahler
	443k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) comes alongside the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) for an underway replenishment at sea. The Expeditionary Mobile Base platform supports Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51, 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade*'s diverse missions that include crisis response, airborne mine countermeasures, counter-piracy operations, maritime security operations and humanitarian aid/disaster relief missions while enabling TF 51/5 to extend its expeditionary presence in the world's most volatile regions. US Navy photo # 171226-N-XH787-004 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Dec. 26, 2017)* by FN Rheannon Ayalacortez.	Lee Wahler
	385k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189)** delivers fuel to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. US Navy photo # 180326-N-CI041-052 DJIBOUTI (March 26, 2018) by LS2 Daniel Richards.	Lee Wahler
	283k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) pulls alongside the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD-24) prior to a replenishment-at-sea, 1 March 2019. Arlington** is deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations, crisis response and theater security cooperation, while also providing a forward naval presence. US Navy photo # 190301-N-HG389-0012 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 1, 2019) by MC2 Brandon Parker.	Lee Wahler
	184k	*USNS John Lenthall* (T-AO-189) steams alongside the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) during a replenishment-at-sea. Kearsarge** is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of regional allies and partners as well as U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. US Navy photo # 190625-N-UP035-0140 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 25, 2019) by MC1 Mike DiMestico.	Lee Wahler