USNS Medgar Evers

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Medgar Evers on the Firth of Clyde, 2018
History
NamesakeMedgar Evers[3]
BuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding[5]
Laid down26 October 2010[2]
Launched29 October 2011[1]
Sponsored byMyrlie Evers-Williams
Christened12 November 2011[4]
In service24 April 2012
Identification
StatusActive service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement
  • 23,852 tons light,
  • 40,298 tons full,
  • 16,446 tons dead[5][2]
Length
  • 210 m (689 ft) overall,
  • 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline[5][2]
Beam
  • 32.3 m (106 ft) extreme,
  • 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline[5][2]
Draft
  • 9.1 m (30 ft) maximum,
  • 9.4 m (31 ft) limit[5][2]
Installed powerFM/MAN B&W diesel generators[5][2]
Propulsion
  • Integrated propulsion and 6.6 kV ship service electrical system
  • 1 × fixed pitch propeller
  • 1 × bow thruster[5][2]
Speed20 kn (37 km/h)
Range14,000 nmi (26,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h)[2]
Capacity
  • Max dry cargo weight: 5,910 long tons (6,000 t)
  • Max dry cargo volume: 783,000 cu ft (22,200 m3)
  • Max cargo fuel weight:2,350 long tons (2,390 t)
  • Cargo fuel volume: 18,000 imp bbl (2,900 m3)
  • (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
Troops36 military, 13 for helicopter detachment[2]
Complement36 military, 123 civilian[5]
Crew126[2]
Electronic warfare
& decoys		Nulka decoy launchers
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Super Puma
Aviation facilities1 helipad

USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13) is a Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy, named in honor of World War II veteran[6][7] and civil rights activist Medgar Evers (1925–63). The Navy announced the naming on 9 October 2009.[3] National Steel and Shipbuilding Company started construction on 15 April 2010,[8] and laid her keel on 26 October 2010 in San Diego.[2][9] Gina Buzby, wife of Rear Admiral Mark Buzby, MSC commander, was the keel-laying ceremony honoree.[8]

Medgar Evers was launched on 29 October 2011, and christened on 12 November, sponsored by Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams.[1] Military Sealift Command accepted delivery of Medgar Evers on 24 April 2012.[10] Medgar Evers helped transfer stores to the USS Harry S. Truman in 2016.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Robbins, Gary (12 November 2011). "Medgar Evers' widow christens Navy ship". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Priolo, Gary P. (17 December 2010). "USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13)". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Navy Names Ship After Civil Rights Activist Medgar Evers". Navy News Service. 9 October 2009. NNS091009-16.
  4. ^ "Navy launching USNS Medgar Evers on Sat". Hartford Business Journal. New England Business Media. 11 November 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Medgar Evers". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Medgar Evers". The University of Mississippi English Department. 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  7. ^ Department of Defense Public Affairs. "New T-AKE named for Civil Rights activist". Military Sealift Command. Washington Navy Yard, DC. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  8. ^ a b "T-AKE 13: USNS Medgar Evers Photo Gallery". NASSCO/General Dynamics Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  9. ^ "General Dynamics NASSCO Lays Keel of Future USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13)". PR Newswire (Press release). General Dynamics NASSCO. 26 October 2010.
  10. ^ Mitchell, Jerry (12 November 2011). "Christening of Navy ship gives Evers' widow peace". The Clarion-Ledger.
  11. ^ https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/14125


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