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
The contract to build Wally Schirra was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 11 January 2005. Her keel was laid down on 14 April 2008, and she was launched and christened 8 March 2009 in a ceremony held at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. Serving as ship's sponsor, Josephine Schirra christened the ship in honor of her late husband.[1]
Wally Schirra is the eighth ship of the Lewis and Clark class, and as part of Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, Wally Schirra is crewed by 124 civil service mariners and 11 Navy Sailors. The ship is designed to operate independently for extended periods at sea and can carry two helicopters and additional military personnel to conduct vertical replenishment.[1]
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usns, wally, schirra, lewis, clark, class, cargo, ship, united, states, navy, named, honor, captain, wally, schirra, 1923, 2007, mercury, seven, astronauts, flew, three, times, space, mercury, gemini, apollo, historynamewally, schirranamesakewally, schirraawar. USNS Wally Schirra T AKE 8 is a Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Captain Wally Schirra 1923 2007 one of the Mercury Seven astronauts who flew three times in space on Mercury 8 Gemini 6A and Apollo 7 HistoryNameWally SchirraNamesakeWally SchirraAwarded11 January 2005 2 BuilderNational Steel amp Shipbuilding 2 Laid down14 April 2008 2 Launched08 March 2009 1 Sponsored byJosephine Schirra 1 Christened08 March 2009 1 Acquired1 September 2009 2 IdentificationIMO number 9345116 MMSI number 338927000 Callsign NSCHStatusin active serviceGeneral characteristicsClass and typeLewis and Clark class cargo shipDisplacement23 852 tons light 40 298 tons full 16 446 tons dead 2 Length210 m 689 ft overall 199 3 m 654 ft waterline 2 Beam32 3 m 106 ft extreme 32 3 m 106 ft waterline 2 Draft9 1 m 30 ft maximum 9 4 m 31 ft limit 2 PropulsionIntegrated 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 Complement49 military 123 civilian 2 Electronic warfare amp decoysNulka decoy launchersArmament2 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 Wally Schirra was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company NASSCO of San Diego California on 11 January 2005 Her keel was laid down on 14 April 2008 and she was launched and christened 8 March 2009 in a ceremony held at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego Serving as ship s sponsor Josephine Schirra christened the ship in honor of her late husband 1 Wally Schirra is the eighth ship of the Lewis and Clark class and as part of Military Sealift Command s Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Wally Schirra is crewed by 124 civil service mariners and 11 Navy Sailors The ship is designed to operate independently for extended periods at sea and can carry two helicopters and additional military personnel to conduct vertical replenishment 1 References Edit a b c d e Navy To Christen USNS Wally Schirra United States Navy 2009 05 03 Archived from the original on 2009 03 09 Retrieved 7 March 2009 a b c d e f g h i USNS Wally Schirra T AKE 8 Naval Vessel Register United States Navy Retrieved 6 October 2009 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 9345116 Priolo Gary P 25 April 2008 USNS Wally Schirra T AKE 8 Service Ship Photo Archive NavSource Online Retrieved 2008 05 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USNS Wally Schirra amp oldid 1150321542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
