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ANaval support & landing craft
Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessel
At a glance
Black Powder-class support vessellarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source250 ft (76 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Black Powder-class support vessel | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Name | Black Powder class[source] | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Builders | Leevac Industries[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | — |
| Cost | US$152 million[source] | — |
| Completed | 2007 |
USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 4 of 4
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349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[source]
Displacement
Single source6,491 t (6,388 long tons)[source]
mariners
Single source26 mariners[source]
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| Type | Submarine and Special Warfare Support Vessel[source] | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[source] |
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| Propulsion | Diesel[source] | diesel engine[source] |
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| Armament | 2 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm autocannon Crew-served Browning M2 machine guns[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] United States[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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| Capacity | — | 500,000 barrels petroleum[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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