ANaval support & landing craft
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ANaval support & landing craft
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Configuration
| Specification | ROCS Ta Kuan | USNS VADM K. R. Wheeler |
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| Name | Ta Kuan[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) | VADM K. R. Wheeler[source] |
| Builder | Fincantieri[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) | Edison Chouest Offshore[source] |
| Launched | 1995[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) | — |
| Commissioned | 1995[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) | — |
Beam
Single source70 ft 0 in (21.34 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]
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| Identification |
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Pennant number : (AGS-1601)[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) |
IMO number : 9354038 MMSI number : 369887000 Callsign : NWLE Hull number : T-AG-5001[source] |
| Status | Active[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) | Active[source] |
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| Class & type | Alliance -class research ship[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) | — |
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| Propulsion | diesel engines, generators (wartsila, MAN ?)[source]ROCS Ta Kuan (AGS-1601) | diesel engine[source] |
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| National origin | Taiwan[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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| Completed | — | 2007[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 20 September 2007[source] |
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| Home port | — | Galliano[source] |
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| Type | — | Offshore Petroleum Distribution System[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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