| USNS William McLean (T-AKE-12) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | William McLean |
| Namesake: | William McLean[1] |
| Awarded: | 12 December 2008[2] |
| Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding[2] |
| Laid down: | 26 March 2010[2] |
| Launched: | 16 April 2011[3] |
| Sponsored by: | Margaret Taylor[3] |
| Acquired: | 28 September 2011 |
| Status: | Undergoing sea trials |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship |
| Displacement: |
23,852 tons light, 40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead[2] |
| Length: |
210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline[2] |
| Beam: |
32.3 m (106 ft) extreme, 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline[2] |
| Draft: |
9.1 m (30 ft) maximum, 9.4 m (31 ft) limit[2] |
| Propulsion: | 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[2] |
| 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: | 0 military, 130 civilian[2] |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | Nulka decoy launchers (space allocated but not installed) |
| Armament: |
2–6 × 12.7 mm machine guns or 7.62 mm medium machine guns |
| Aircraft carried: | two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Puma |
USNS William McLean (T-AKE-12) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of William McLean, a United States Navy physicist, who conceived and developed the heat-seeking Sidewinder missile. The contract to build William McLean was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company on 12 December 2008.[2] William McLean was launched on 16 April 2011, sponsored by Dr. McLean's niece, Margaret Taylor.[3] The ship was delivered to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) on 28 September 2011.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Navy Names Four Ships After American Pioneers". Military Sealift Command (MSC). 2 December 2008. http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press08/press52.htm. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 "William McLean". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/ake12.htm. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Burford, Sarah E. (18 April 2011). "Navy's Newest Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ship USNS William McLean Launched". Navy News Service. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=59837. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ "Military Sealift Command accepts USNS William McLean". Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. 29 September 2011. http://www.marinelink.com/news/military-sealift-command340659.aspx. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:USNS William McLean (T-AKE-12). |
- "USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12)". T-AKE Photo Gallery. NASSCO/General Dynamics Corporation. 2009. http://www.nassco.com/usn_dac/take12_gallery.html. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- Priolo, Gary P. (7 July 2011). "USNS William McLean (T-AKE-12)". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7512.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
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