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
During Operation Tomodachi, Carl Brashear loaded more than 800 pallets of humanitarian cargo at Sasebo's Juliet pier on March 20 and set sail later that day to join the Navy ships operating off northern Japan. Brashear completed 17 underway replenishment missions, delivering more than 1 million gallons (3,800 m³) of fuel to ships supporting Tomodachi.[3]
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usns, carl, brashear, lewis, clark, class, cargo, ship, united, states, navy, named, honor, master, chief, boatswain, mate, carl, brashear, 1931, 2006, first, african, americans, become, navy, master, diver, despite, having, lost, 1966, palomares, incident, us. USNS Carl Brashear T AKE 7 is a Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Master Chief Boatswain s Mate Carl Brashear 1931 2006 one of the first African Americans to become a US Navy Master Diver despite having lost a leg in the 1966 Palomares incident USNS Carl Brashear T AKE 7 USNS Carl Brashear in 2019HistoryAwarded11 January 2005BuilderNational Steel and ShipbuildingLaid down2 November 2007Launched18 September 2008In service4 March 2009IdentificationIMO number 9345104 MMSI number 368709000 Callsign NBRSMottoAudentes Fortuna Iuvat Fortune Favors the Bold 1 Statusin active serviceBadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeLewis and Clark class cargo shipDisplacement23 852 tons light 40 298 tons full 16 446 tons deadLength210 m 689 ft overall 199 3 m 654 ft waterlineBeam32 3 m 106 ft extreme 32 3 m 106 ft waterlineDraft9 1 m 30 ft maximum 9 4 m 31 ft limitPropulsionIntegrated propulsion and ship service electrical system with generation at 6 6 kV by FM MAN B amp W diesel generators one fixed pitch propeller bow thrusterSpeed20 knots 37 km h Range14 000 nautical miles at 20 kt 26 000 km at 37 km h CapacityMax dry cargo weight 5 910 long tons 6 005 t Max dry cargo volume 783 000 cubic feet 22 000 m Max cargo fuel weight 2 350 long tons 2 390 t Cargo fuel volume 18 000 barrels 2 900 m DFM 10 500 JP5 7 500 Complement123 civilianElectronic warfare amp decoysNONEArmament2 6 0 5 in 12 7 mm machine guns or 7 62 mm medium machine gunsAircraft carriedtwo helicopters either Sikorsky MH 60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale PumaThe contract to build Carl Brashear was awarded to General Dynamics s subsidiary National Steel and Shipbuilding Company NASSCO of San Diego California on January 11 2005 Her keel was laid down on November 2 2007 The completed ship was delivered to the Navy on March 4 2009 2 During Operation Tomodachi Carl Brashear loaded more than 800 pallets of humanitarian cargo at Sasebo s Juliet pier on March 20 and set sail later that day to join the Navy ships operating off northern Japan Brashear completed 17 underway replenishment missions delivering more than 1 million gallons 3 800 m of fuel to ships supporting Tomodachi 3 References EditThis article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain USNS Carl Brashear T AKE 7 United States Army Institute of Heraldry Retrieved 2010 03 07 Navy Gets Cargo Ship Brashear From NASSCO San Diego Union Tribune 5 March 2009 Baxter Edward May 2011 Disaster Operation Tomodachi Military Sealift Command MSC Retrieved 2011 10 08 External links Edit USNS Carl Brashear T AKE 7 Naval Vessel Register United States Navy 11 April 2008 Retrieved 2008 05 13 Priolo Gary P 25 April 2008 T AKE 7 Carl Brashear Service Ship Photo Archive NavSource Online Retrieved 2008 05 13 This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USNS Carl Brashear T AKE 7 amp oldid 1071333621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
