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Configuration
| Specification | Ambika-class replenishment ship | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Name | Ambika class[source] | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Builders | Hindustan Shipyard Limited[source] | — |
| Operators | Indian Navy[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Completed | 2007 |
Beam
Single source70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)[source]
mariners
Single source26 mariners[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Active | — |
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| Laid down | 9 January 1993[source] | — |
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| Launched | 12 October 1994[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 23 January 1995[source] | — |
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| Type | High sulphur diesel oiler[source] | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Kenneth Ray Wheeler[source] |
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| Owner | — | Military Sealift Command (2007–2012) United States Navy (2012–present)[source] |
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| Builder | — | Edison Chouest Offshore[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 20 September 2007[source] |
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| Home port | — | Galliano[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | diesel engine[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 500,000 barrels petroleum[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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