ANaval support & landing craft
Dachou-class torpedo retriever/target ship
Torpedo retriever (TR/TWR) / range support vessel / target ship (AGT)
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ANaval support & landing craft
Torpedo retriever (TR/TWR) / range support vessel / target ship (AGT)
At a glance
Dachou-class torpedo retriever/target shiplarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source68 m (223 ft 1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dachou-class torpedo retriever/target ship | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Ordered | Late 2000s[source] | — |
| Awarded | Early 2010s[source] | — |
| Laid down | Early 2010s[source] | — |
| Launched | Early 2010s[source] | — |
| Completed | Since early 2010s[source] | 2007[source] |
USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[source]
Displacement
Single source6,491 t (6,388 long tons)[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.
| Commissioned | Since early 2010s[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | Active[source] |
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| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | Type 917 torpedo retriever (TR/TWR) / target ship (AGT)[source] | — |
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| Built | Early 2010s[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Dachou[source] | — |
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| Type | Torpedo retriever (TR/TWR) / range support vessel / target ship (AGT)[source] | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[source] |
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| Propulsion | Marine Diesel[source] | diesel engine[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Navigation radar[source] | — |
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| Name | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[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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| Capacity | — | 500,000 barrels petroleum[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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