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Chinese ship Beidiao 993larger figure on 1 of 3
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| Specification | Chinese ship Beidiao 993 | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Power | 3 × 2,200 kW (2,950 hp) MaK 6M453C diesel engines[source] | — |
| Name | Beidiao 993[source] | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Namesake | North Investigation[source] | Kenneth Ray Wheeler[source] |
| Builder | Tongfang Jiangxin Shipbuilding Company, China[source] | Edison Chouest Offshore[source] |
USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 2 of 3
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86.40 m (283 ft 6 in) o/a 81.50 m (267 ft 5 in) w/l[source]
Length
Single source349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[source]
Range
Single source1,500 nmi (2,800 km; 1,700 mi)[source]
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| Commissioned | December 2000[source] | — |
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| Status | in active service, as of 2014[source] | Active[source] |
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| Depth | 6.80 m (22 ft 4 in)[source] | — |
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| Role | experimental ship[source]The exact equipment subject, not its carried payload or supported platform | — |
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| Owner | — | Military Sealift Command (2007–2012) United States Navy (2012–present)[source] |
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| Completed | — | 2007[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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| Type | — | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[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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