T-AKE class

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf class of naval auxiliary ships
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:armament none (unarmed)
gptkbp:automationLevel high
gptkbp:builder gptkb:National_Steel_and_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkbp:capacity over 6,600 tons
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 124 civilian mariners, 11 Navy personnel
civilian mariners and small military detachment
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:National_Steel_and_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkbp:designedFor transportation of ammunition, food, repair parts, and dry and refrigerated stores
gptkbp:displacement 41,000 tons (full load)
gptkbp:enteredService 2006
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USNS_Lewis_and_Clark_(T-AKE-1)
gptkbp:flightDeck yes
gptkbp:helicopterSupport vertical replenishment
gptkbp:homeport various U.S. Navy bases
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label T-AKE class
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:T-AKE
gptkbp:length 689 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter explorers and pioneers of the United States
gptkbp:navalRegistry gptkb:Military_Sealift_Command
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USNS_Alan_Shepard_(T-AKE-3)
gptkb:USNS_Amelia_Earhart_(T-AKE-6)
gptkb:USNS_Carl_Brashear_(T-AKE-7)
gptkb:USNS_Cesar_Chavez_(T-AKE-14)
gptkb:USNS_Charles_Drew_(T-AKE-10)
gptkb:USNS_Matthew_Perry_(T-AKE-9)
gptkb:USNS_Medgar_Evers_(T-AKE-13)
gptkb:USNS_Richard_E._Byrd_(T-AKE-4)
gptkb:USNS_Robert_E._Peary_(T-AKE-5)
gptkb:USNS_Sacagawea_(T-AKE-2)
gptkb:USNS_Wally_Schirra_(T-AKE-8)
gptkb:USNS_Washington_Chambers_(T-AKE-11)
gptkb:USNS_William_McLean_(T-AKE-12)
gptkbp:numberOfShips 14
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Military_Sealift_Command
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:primaryMission provide logistics support to joint military forces
replenish U.S. Navy ships at sea
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Kilauea-class_ammunition_ship
gptkb:Sirius-class_combat_stores_ship
Mars-class combat stores ship
gptkbp:role logistics support
underway replenishment
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:status active service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark-class
gptkb:LST-1-class_tank_landing_ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6