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 × 0.5 in (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 Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. She is named after the astronaut and Rear Admiral, Alan Shepard (1923–1998), the first American in space and the fifth person to walk on the Moon.
^"USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2008.
USNSAlanShepard (T-AKE-3) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. She is named after the astronaut and Rear Admiral, Alan...
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (November 18, 1923 – July 21, 1998) was an American astronaut. In 1961, he became the second person and the first American to...
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Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, NASA astronaut and painter...
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rejected Slayton's choice of fellow Mercury Seven astronaut AlanShepard to command Apollo 13. Shepard had only recently returned to flight status after being...
announced its search for a second group of astronauts, Mercury veteran AlanShepard, who knew Conrad from their time as naval aviators and test pilots, approached...
February 15, 2015. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Sepinwall, Alan (October 31, 2019). "'For All Mankind' Review: Apple Leaps Into NASA Fan...
3 alongside AlanShepard; following Shepard's grounding as a result of Ménière's disease, Stafford swapped places with John Young. Shepard was originally...
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