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|Ship caption=USNS ''Henry Eckford'' (T-AO-192) (left) and USNS {{USNS|Benjamin Isherwood|T-AO-191|2}} (T-AO-191) preparing for long-term storage. |
|Ship caption=USNS ''Henry Eckford'' (T-AO-192) (left) and USNS {{USNS|Benjamin Isherwood|T-AO-191|2}} (T-AO-191) preparing for long-term storage. |
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|Ship country=United States |
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|Ship name= USNS ''Henry Eckford'' |
|Ship name= USNS ''Henry Eckford'' |
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| − | |Ship namesake=[[Henry Eckford (shipbuilder)|Henry Eckford]] (1775-1832), [[naval architect]] and |
+ | |Ship namesake=[[Henry Eckford (shipbuilder)|Henry Eckford]] (1775-1832), [[naval architect]] and shipbuilder |
|Ship awarded=6 May 1985 |
|Ship awarded=6 May 1985 |
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|Ship builder=[[Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
|Ship builder=[[Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company]], Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
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|Ship laid down=22 January 1987 |
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|Ship struck=10 November 1997 |
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|Ship fate=Construction contract canceled 15 August 1993 when ship 84% complete<br/>Sold for scrapping July 2011 |
|Ship fate=Construction contract canceled 15 August 1993 when ship 84% complete<br/>Sold for scrapping July 2011 |
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|Ship type=[[Fleet replenishment oiler]] |
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|Ship tonnage=31,200 deadweight tons |
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|Ship propulsion=Two medium-speed [[Colt-Pielstick]] PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, controllable-pitch propellers |
|Ship propulsion=Two medium-speed [[Colt-Pielstick]] PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, controllable-pitch propellers |
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+ | |Ship capacity={{convert|178000|to|180000|oilbbl|m3}} of fuel oil and jet fuel<br />{{convert|7400|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} dry cargo space and eight {{convert|20|ft|m|adj=on}} [[refrigeration|refrigerated]] [[Containerization|containers]] with room for 128 [[pallet]]s |
|Ship complement=103 (18 civilian officers, 1 U.S. Navy officer, 64 merchant seamen, 20 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel) |
|Ship complement=103 (18 civilian officers, 1 U.S. Navy officer, 64 merchant seamen, 20 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel) |
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|Ship armament=Peacetime: none<br />Wartime: probably 2 x 20-mm [[Phalanx CIWS]] |
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|Ship notes=Five refueling stations<br />Two dry cargo transfer rigs |
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[[United States Naval Ship]] '''USNS ''Henry Eckford'' (T-AO-192)''' was a [[Henry J. Kaiser class oiler|''Henry J. Kaiser''-class]] [[fleet replenishment oiler]] of the [[United States Navy]]. She was never completed. |
[[United States Naval Ship]] '''USNS ''Henry Eckford'' (T-AO-192)''' was a [[Henry J. Kaiser class oiler|''Henry J. Kaiser''-class]] [[fleet replenishment oiler]] of the [[United States Navy]]. She was never completed. |
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+ | The Navy decided that completion of ''Henry Eckford'' as an oiler was no longer necessary, and considered converting her into an [[ammunition ship]], but the conversion was found to be cost-prohibitive. Instead, the nearly complete ''Henry Eckford'' was turned over to the Maritime Administration and towed up the James River in Virginia, where she remained in reserve in the [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]] as part of the [[United States Navy]]'s [[James River Reserve Fleet]] at [[Lee Hall, Virginia]]. She was struck from the [[Navy List]] on 10 November 1997, and her title was transferred to the Maritime Administration on 2 February 1998. She and ''Benjamin Isherwood'' were the only units of the 18-ship ''Henry J. Kaiser'' class not to be completed. |
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Revision as of 22:20, 10 May 2020
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 USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192) (left) and USNS Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191) preparing for long-term storage. | |
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| Name: | USNS Henry Eckford |
| Namesake: | Henry Eckford (1775-1832), naval architect and shipbuilder |
| Awarded: | 6 May 1985 |
| Builder: | Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Tampa Shipbuilding Company, Tampa, Florida |
| Laid down: | 22 January 1987 |
| Launched: | 22 July 1989 |
| In service: | Never |
| Struck: | 10 November 1997 |
| Fate: |
Construction contract canceled 15 August 1993 when ship 84% complete Sold for scrapping July 2011 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler |
| Type: | Fleet replenishment oiler |
| Tonnage: | 31,200 deadweight tons |
| Displacement: |
9,500 tons light Full load variously reported as 42,382 tons and 40,700 long tons (41,353 metric tons) |
| Length: | 677 ft (206 m) |
| Beam: | 97 ft 5 in (29.69 m) |
| Draft: | 35 ft (11 m) maximum |
| Installed power: |
16,000 hp (11.9 MW) per shaft 34,442 hp (25.7 MW) sustained total |
| Propulsion: | Two medium-speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, twin shafts, controllable-pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Capacity: |
178,000 to 180,000 barrels (28,300 to 28,600 m3) of fuel oil and jet fuel 7,400 sq ft (690 m2) dry cargo space and eight 20-foot (6.1 m) refrigerated containers with room for 128 pallets |
| Complement: | 103 (18 civilian officers, 1 U.S. Navy officer, 64 merchant seamen, 20 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel) |
| Armament: |
Peacetime: none Wartime: probably 2 x 20-mm Phalanx CIWS |
| Aircraft carried: | None |
| Aviation facilities: | Helicopter landing platform |
| Notes: |
Five refueling stations Two dry cargo transfer rigs |
United States Naval Ship USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192) was a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. She was never completed.
Construction
Henry Eckford, the sixth Henry J. Kaiser-class ship, was laid down by the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 22 January 1987. Her construction encountered numerous problems. Although she was launched on 22 July 1989, her construction contract with Pennsylvania Shipbuilding was cancelled on 31 August 1989. Along with her unfinished sister ship USNS Benjamin Isherwood (T-AO-191), the incomplete Henry Eckford was towed to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia on 27 October 1989 for lay-up.
A new contract was awarded on 16 November 1989 to the Tampa Shipbuilding Company of Tampa, Florida, to complete Henry Eckford, and she was towed from Philadelphia to Tampa. However, construction problems continued, and that contract also was canceled, on 15 August 1993, when the ship was 84 percent complete. Cost overruns had run into the millions of U.S. dollars.
Reserve
The Navy decided that completion of Henry Eckford as an oiler was no longer necessary, and considered converting her into an ammunition ship, but the conversion was found to be cost-prohibitive. Instead, the nearly complete Henry Eckford was turned over to the Maritime Administration and towed up the James River in Virginia, where she remained in reserve in the National Defense Reserve Fleet as part of the United States Navy's James River Reserve Fleet at Lee Hall, Virginia. She was struck from the Navy List on 10 November 1997, and her title was transferred to the Maritime Administration on 2 February 1998. She and Benjamin Isherwood were the only units of the 18-ship Henry J. Kaiser class not to be completed.
Scrapping
On 19 July 2011, Henry Eckford departed for Brownsville, Texas, to be recycled by International Shipbreaking Limited.
References
- Jampoler, Andrew C.A. "Who Was Henry Eckford?" Naval History, December 2007, Pages 38–45.
- 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 links
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: T-AO-192 Henry Eckford
- USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO 192)
- Ex-USNS Vessels to Depart for Texas
- 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. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/GSBO/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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