USNS Henry Eckford
USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192) (left) and USNS Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191) preparing for long-term storage. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USNS Henry Eckford |
| Namesake | Henry Eckford (1775–1832), naval architect and shipbuilder |
| Awarded | 6 May 1985 |
| Builder | Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania, and Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
| Laid down | 22 January 1987 |
| Launched | 22 July 1989 |
| In service | Never |
| Stricken | 10 November 1997 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8508888 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler |
| Type | Fleet replenishment oiler |
| Tonnage | 31,200 deadweight tons |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 677 ft (206 m) |
| Beam | 97 ft 5 in (29.69 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft (11 m) maximum |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Two medium-speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, controllable-pitch propellers |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | 103 (18 civilian officers, 1 U.S. Navy officer, 64 merchant seamen, 20 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel) |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | None |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform |
| Notes |
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USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192) was a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. She was never completed.