USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5)
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| Name: | USNS Robert E. Peary |
| Namesake: | Robert Peary |
| Awarded: | 27 January 2004 |
| Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding |
| Laid down: | 12 December 2006 [1] |
| Launched: | 27 October 2007 |
| Christened: | 9 February 2008 |
| In service: | 5 June 2008 [2] |
| Motto: | "King of the Team" [3] |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| 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 Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. She is the fourth Navy ship named for Arctic explorer, Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary (1856–1920).
The contract to build Robert E. Peary was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 27 January 2004. Her keel was laid down on 12 December 2006. Peary was launched on schedule on 27 October 2007, however the planned christening ceremony had to be delayed because of the local disruption caused by the October 2007 California wildfires. Robert E. Peary was christened on 9 February 2008, sponsored by RAdm. Peary's great-granddaughter, Monroe County, Fl. Circuit Court Judge Peary S. Fowler.[4]
References
Based on data from the Naval Vessel Register and press releases.
- ↑ "USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5)". T-AKE Photo Gallery. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO). http://www.nassco.com/usn_dac/take5_gallery.html. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ↑ "General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS Robert E. Peary". NASSCO. June 5, 2008. http://www.nassco.com/news/2008/060508.html. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ↑ "USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5)". United States Army Institute of Heraldry. http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/Navy/NavalShip.aspx?u=2802. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ "Navy to Christen USNS Robert E. Peary". Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), U.S. Dept. of Defense. February 05, 2008. http://peoships.crane.navy.mil/pms325/TAKE5_christen.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
External links
- "USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 2008-02-26. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AKE5.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- "USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5)". Military Sealift Command Ship Inventory. United States Military Sealift Command. November 19, 2009. http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=199. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- Priolo, Gary P. (29 February 2008). "T-AKE-5 Robert E. Peary". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Online. http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7505.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
