- For other ships named after Commodore Perry, see USS Perry.
USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9) Matthew PerryCareer Awarded: 30 January 2006 Builder: National Steel and Shipbuilding Laid down: 3 October 2008 Launched: 16 August 2009 Sponsored by: Hester G. Evans Christened: 16 August 2009 Acquired: 24 February 2010[1] Status: in active service, as of 2024[update] General characteristics Class & type: Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship Displacement: 23,852 tons light,
40,298 tons full,
16,446 tons deadLength: 210 m (689 ft) overall,
199.3 m (654 ft) waterlineBeam: 32.3 m (106 ft) extreme,
32.3 m (106 ft) waterlineDraft: 9.1 m (30 ft) maximum,
9.4 m (31 ft) limitPropulsion: 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 Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h) Range: 14,000 nautical miles at 20 kt
(26,000 km at 37 km/h)Capacity: • Max dry cargo weight:
5,910 long tons (6,005 t)
• Max dry cargo volume:
783,000 cubic feet (22,000 m³)
• Max cargo fuel weight:
2,350 long tons (2,390 t)
• Cargo fuel volume:
18,000 barrels (2,900 m³)
(DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)Complement: 49 military, 123 civilian Electronic warfare
& decoys:Nulka decoy launchers Armament: 2–6 × 12.7 mm machine guns
or 7.62 mm medium machine gunsAircraft carried: two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Super Puma USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858), who led the effort to open Japan to trade with the West.[2]
The contract to build Matthew Perry was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 30 January 2006. Her keel was laid down on 3 October 2008. She was launched and christened on 16 August 2009, sponsored by Hester Evans, a great-great-great granddaughter of Commodore Perry.
Service[]
This ship was one of several participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[3] During the 21 days of operations, Matthew Perry completed 17 separate replenishment events and delivering more than 1.5 million gallons (5,700 m³) of fuel and transported relief supplies.[4]
Notes[]
- ↑ "General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS Matthew Perry". General Dynamics NASSCO. 24 February 2010. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/general-dynamics-nassco-delivers-usns-matthew-perry-85236777.html. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- ↑ "Navy Names Four Ships After American Pioneers". U.S. Department of Defense. 2 December 2008. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12380. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ↑ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan"
- ↑ Baxter, Edward (May 2011). "Disaster! Operation Tomodachi". Military Sealift Command (MSC). http://www.msc.navy.mil/sealift/2011/May/japan.htm. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
References[]
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9). - "USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 4 December 2008. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AKE9.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
- Priolo, Gary P. (16 January 2009). "USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9)". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Online. http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7509.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-24.
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