USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)
USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | John Lenthall (1807-1882), an American naval architect and shipbuilder |
Ordered | 22 November 1983 |
Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana |
Laid down | 15 July 1985 |
Launched | 9 August 1986 |
In service | 25 July 1987 – 11 November 1996 and 7 December 1998 – present |
Out of service | 11 November 1996 – 7 December 1998 |
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Status | Active service in Military Sealift Command |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler |
Type | Fleet replenishment oiler |
Tonnage | 31,200 deadweight tons |
Displacement |
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Length | 677 ft (206 m) |
Beam | 97 ft 5 in (29.69 m) |
Draft | 35 ft (11 m) maximum |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | Two medium-speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 diesel engines, two shafts, controllable-pitch propellers |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
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Complement | 103 (18 civilian officers, 1 U.S. Navy officer, 64 merchant seamen, 20 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel) |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | None |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter landing platform |
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USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler of the United States Navy. Her motto is "Shaft of the Spear."
Construction and delivery[]
John Lenthall, the third ship of the Henry J. Kaiser class, was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Inc., at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 15 July 1985 and launched on 9 August 1986. After entering non-commissioned U.S. Navy service with a primarily civilian crew on 25 July 1987.
Service history[]
1987-1996[]
John Lenthall served in the United States Atlantic Fleet under MSC control until taken out of active service on 11 November 1996 and placed in reserve.
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1998-Present[]
John Lenthall was reactivated on 7 December 1998, and is in active service in the Atlantic Fleet.
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On 17 April 2004, a merchant ship lost steering control while departing Valletta, Malta, and collided with another ship before striking John Lenthall broadside while she was pierside undergoing maintenance. No one aboard John Lenthall suffered injuries, and she sustained only limited damage to outside structures and equipment.[1]
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On 23 September 2008, John Lenthall was shadowed by suspected pirates. They fled after she fired several warning shots in their vicinity.
On 9 March 2021, John Lenthall replenished Italian aircraft carrier Cavour in the Westen Atlantic Ocean.[2]
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References[]
- 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.
- http://rgroland.blogspot.com/2008/09/fleet-oiler-usns-john-lenthall-repels.html
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 8325547. |
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)
- USNS John Lenthall (T-AO-189)
- 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. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- Henry J. Kaiser-class oilers
- Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States
- Ships built in Bridge City, Louisiana
- 1986 ships
- United States naval ship stubs