USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9)

For other ships named after Commodore Perry, see USS Perry.

USNS Matthew Perry slides into San Diego bay. Matthew Perry slides into San Diego bay.
Career
Awarded:	30 January 2006
Builder:	National Steel and Shipbuilding
Laid down:	3 October 2008
Launched:	16 August 2009
Sponsored by:	Hester G. Evans
Christened:	16 August 2009
Acquired:	24 February 2010
Status:	in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Class and type:	Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship
Displacement:	23,852 tons light, 40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead
Length:	210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline
Beam:	32.3 m (106 ft) extreme, 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline
Draft:	9.1 m (30 ft) maximum, 9.4 m (31 ft) limit
Propulsion:	Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h)
Range:	14,000 nautical miles at 20 kt (26,000 km at 37 km/h)
Capacity:	• Max dry cargo weight:   5,910 long tons (6,005 t) • Max dry cargo volume:   783,000 cubic feet (22,000 m³) • Max cargo fuel weight:   2,350 long tons (2,390 t) • Cargo fuel volume:   18,000 barrels (2,900 m³)   (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
Complement:	49 military, 123 civilian
Electronic warfare and decoys:	Nulka decoy launchers
Armament:	2–6 × 12.7 mm machine guns or 7.62 mm medium machine guns
Aircraft carried:	two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Super Puma

USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858), who led the effort to open Japan to trade with the West.

The contract to build Matthew Perry was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 30 January 2006. Her keel was laid down on 3 October 2008. She was launched and christened on 16 August 2009, sponsored by Hester Evans, a great-great-great granddaughter of Commodore Perry.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

External links

• "USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 4 December 2008. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AKE9.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-24. 
• Priolo, Gary P. (16 January 2009). "USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9)". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Online. http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7509.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-24.