Laramie, the seventeenth ship of the Henry J. Kaiser class, was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Inc., at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 10 January 1994 and launched on 6 May 1995. She was one of only three of the eighteen Henry J. Kaiser-class ships—the other two being USNS Patuxent (T-AO-201) and USNS Rappahannock (T-AO-204)—to be built with a double bottom in order to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Hull separation is 6 feet (1.8 m) at the sides and 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) on the bottom, reducing her liquid cargo capacity by about 21,000 barrels (3,300 m3) from that of the 15 ships of her class without a double bottom.
Laramie entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service under the control of the Military Sealift Command with a primarily civilian crew on 7 May 1996, the last of the eighteen Henry J. Kaiser-class ships to enter service. She serves in the United States Atlantic Fleet.
The Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oilers were preceded by the shorter Cimarron class. Laramie has an overall length of 206.5 metres (677 ft 6 in). It has a beam of 29.7 metres (97 ft) and a draft of 11 metres (36 ft). The oiler has a displacement of 41,353 tonnes (40,700 long tons; 45,584 short tons) at full load. It has a capacity of 159,000 imperial barrels (26,000,000 L; 5,700,000 imp gal; 6,900,000 US gal) of aviation fuel or fuel oil. It can carry a dry load of 690 square metres (7,400 sq ft) and can refrigerate 128 pallets of food. The ship is powered by two 10 PC4.2 V 570 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines that drive two shafts; this gives a power of 25.6 megawatts (34,800 PS; 34,300 shp).[1]
The Henry J. Kaiser-class oilers have maximum speeds of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). They were built without armaments but can be fitted with close-in weapon systems. The ship has a helicopter platform but not any maintenance facilities. It is fitted with five fuelling stations; these can fill two ships at the same time and the ship is capable of pumping 900,000 US gallons (3,400,000 L; 750,000 imp gal) of diesel or 540,000 US gallons (2,000,000 L; 450,000 imp gal) of jet fuel per hour. It has a complement of eighty-nine civilians (nineteen officers), twenty-nine spare crew, and six United States Navy crew.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Fleet Replenishment". Naval Technology. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
Bibliographyedit
Russell, Robert J. (1997). "Re: USNS Laramie (T-AO-203)". Warship International. XXXIIII (4): 331. ISSN 0043-0374.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 8906626.
NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: USNS Laramie (T-AO-203)
USNS Laramie (T-AO-203)
Wildenberg, Thomas (1996). Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy, 1912-1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
November 26, 2023
usns, laramie, other, ships, with, same, name, laramie, henry, kaiser, class, underway, replenishment, oiler, operated, military, sealift, command, support, ships, united, states, navy, historyunited, statesnamenamesakethe, laramie, river, colorado, wyomingord. For other ships with the same name see USS Laramie USNS Laramie T AO 203 is a Henry J Kaiser class underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy USNS Laramie T AO 203 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSNS LaramieNamesakeThe Laramie River in Colorado and WyomingOrdered24 March 1989BuilderAvondale Shipyard Inc New Orleans LouisianaLaid down10 January 1994Launched6 May 1995In service7 May 1996 presentIdentificationIMO number 8906626 MMSI number 367861000 Callsign NLARStatusIn active Military Sealift Command serviceGeneral characteristicsClass and typeHenry J Kaiser class replenishment oilerTypeFleet replenishment oilerTonnage31 200 DWTDisplacement9 500 tons light 42 000 long tons 42 674 metric tons full loadLength677 ft 206 m Beam97 ft 5 in 29 69 m Draft35 ft 11 m maximumInstalled power16 000 hp 11 9 MW per shaft 34 442 hp 25 7 MW total sustainedPropulsionTwo medium speed Colt Pielstick PC4 2 2 10V 570 diesel engines two shafts controllable pitch propellersSpeed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Capacity159 000 barrels 25 300 m3 of fuel oil and jet fuel 7 400 square feet dry cargo space eight 20 foot 6 1 m refrigerated containers with room for 128 palletsComplement103 18 civilian officers 1 U S Navy officer 64 merchant seamen 20 U S Navy enlisted personnel ArmamentPeacetime usually none Wartime probably 2 x 20 mm Phalanx CIWSAircraft carriedNoneAviation facilitiesHelicopter landing platformNotesFive refueling stations Two dry cargo transfer rigsLaramie the seventeenth ship of the Henry J Kaiser class was laid down at Avondale Shipyard Inc at New Orleans Louisiana on 10 January 1994 and launched on 6 May 1995 She was one of only three of the eighteen Henry J Kaiser class ships the other two being USNS Patuxent T AO 201 and USNS Rappahannock T AO 204 to be built with a double bottom in order to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Hull separation is 6 feet 1 8 m at the sides and 6 feet 6 inches 1 98 m on the bottom reducing her liquid cargo capacity by about 21 000 barrels 3 300 m3 from that of the 15 ships of her class without a double bottom Laramie entered non commissioned U S Navy service under the control of the Military Sealift Command with a primarily civilian crew on 7 May 1996 the last of the eighteen Henry J Kaiser class ships to enter service She serves in the United States Atlantic Fleet Contents 1 Design 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksDesign editThe Henry J Kaiser class replenishment oilers were preceded by the shorter Cimarron class Laramie has an overall length of 206 5 metres 677 ft 6 in It has a beam of 29 7 metres 97 ft and a draft of 11 metres 36 ft The oiler has a displacement of 41 353 tonnes 40 700 long tons 45 584 short tons at full load It has a capacity of 159 000 imperial barrels 26 000 000 L 5 700 000 imp gal 6 900 000 US gal of aviation fuel or fuel oil It can carry a dry load of 690 square metres 7 400 sq ft and can refrigerate 128 pallets of food The ship is powered by two 10 PC4 2 V 570 Colt Pielstick diesel engines that drive two shafts this gives a power of 25 6 megawatts 34 800 PS 34 300 shp 1 The Henry J Kaiser class oilers have maximum speeds of 20 knots 37 km h 23 mph They were built without armaments but can be fitted with close in weapon systems The ship has a helicopter platform but not any maintenance facilities It is fitted with five fuelling stations these can fill two ships at the same time and the ship is capable of pumping 900 000 US gallons 3 400 000 L 750 000 imp gal of diesel or 540 000 US gallons 2 000 000 L 450 000 imp gal of jet fuel per hour It has a complement of eighty nine civilians nineteen officers twenty nine spare crew and six United States Navy crew 1 References edit a b Fleet Replenishment Naval Technology Retrieved 25 August 2015 Bibliography editRussell Robert J 1997 Re USNS Laramie T AO 203 Warship International XXXIIII 4 331 ISSN 0043 0374 This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 8906626 NavSource Online Service Ship Photo Archive USNS Laramie T AO 203 USNS Laramie T AO 203 Wildenberg Thomas 1996 Gray Steel and Black Oil Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U S Navy 1912 1995 Annapolis Maryland Naval Institute Press Retrieved 2009 04 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USNS Laramie amp oldid 1150323926, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
