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United States Navy, Photographer's Mate Airman Justin Lee Losack · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oilerlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source677 ft (206.3 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Name | Henry J. Kaiser class[source] | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Builders | Avondale Shipyard , Inc., New Orleans , Louisiana (16 ships) Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, and Tampa Shipyards, Inc. , Tampa , Florida (2 ships; neither completed)[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Cimarron class[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | John Lewis class[source] | — |
| Built | August 1984 – May 1996 |
USNS VADM K. R. Wheelerlarger figure on 0 of 3
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349 ft 0 in (106.38 m)[source]
All ships: 9,500 tons light Patuxent , Laramie , and Rappahannock and as 42,382 tons full load
Single sourceAll ships: 9,500 tons light Patuxent , Laramie , and Rappahannock full load All other ships: Variously reported as
Single sourceAll ships: 9,500 tons light Patuxent , Laramie , and Rappahannock : 42,000 long tons (42,674 metric tons ) full load All other ships: Variously reported as 40,700 long tons (41,353 metric tons) and as 42,382 tons full load[source]
Displacement
Single source6,491 t (6,388 long tons)[source]
per shaft
Single sourcetotal sustained
Single source16,000 hp (12,000 kW) per shaft 34,442 hp (25,683 kW) total sustained[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In service | December 1986 – present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 18[source] | — |
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| Completed | 16[source] | 2007[source] |
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| Canceled | 2 (Ship hulls scrapped in 2011)[source] | — |
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| Active | 14 US, 1 Chile as of 1 March 2011[source] | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Fleet replenishment oiler[source] | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[source] |
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| Tonnage | 31,200 DWT[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Two medium-speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines , two shafts, controllable pitch propellers[source] | diesel engine[source] |
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| Capacity | Patuxent , Laramie , and Rappahannock : 159,000 bbl (25,300 m 3 ) of fuel oil and jet fuel Other ships:178,000 to 180,000 bbl (28,300 to 28,600 m 3 ) of fuel oil and jet fuel All ships: 7,400 sq ft (690 m 2 ) of dry cargo space; eight 20 ft (6.1 m) refrigerated containers with room for 128 pallets[source] | 500,000 barrels petroleum[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | 2 × AN/SPS-59 LN-66 surface search radars[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-25 Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures[source] | — |
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| Armament | Multiple .50 caliber machine guns Space, weight, and power reservations for 2 Phalanx Close-In Weapons Systems[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform[source] | — |
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| Notes | 5 refueling stations 2 dry cargo transfer rigs[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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| Alternative designation | — | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
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