1986    

US Henry J. Kaiser class

US Cimarron class

Support Ship

ships



Support Ship Henry J. Kaiser class



Fleet replenishment oilers operated by the Military Sealift Command



  Specifications


110crew
9500light (tn)
41000full load (tn)
206length (m)
29.69beam (m)
11draught (m)
20max speed (knots)

2Naval Engine diesel - SEMT Pielstick

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
Landing platform only. No hangar
US US Navy Sikorsky S-70 H-60 01
US US Navy B-V 107M H-46 Sea Knight 01








  Shipyards


US Avondale Shipyard - 14
US Sun Shipbuilding Drydock Company - 4



  List of Ships


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----USUS NavyT-AO-191USNS Benjamin Isherwood
----USUS NavyT-AO-192USNS Henry Eckford
1986--USUS NavyT-AO-187USNS Henry J. KaiserNHJK
1987--USUS NavyT-AO-188USNS Joshua HumphreysNHJH
1987--USUS NavyT-AO-189USNS John LenthallNJLN
19871996USUS NavyT-AO-190USNS Andrew J. HigginsNAJH
2010-- CL Chilean Navy AO-52 Almirante Montt
1988--USUS NavyT-AO-193USNS Walter S. Diehl NWSD
1989--USUS NavyT-AO-195USNS Leroy GrummanNNLG
1990--USUS NavyT-AO-197USNS PecosNPEC
1991--USUS NavyT-AO-194USNS John EricssonNNJE
1991--USUS NavyT-AO-196USNS KanawhaNPTD
1992--USUS NavyT-AO-198USNS Big HornNBIG
1992--USUS NavyT-AO-200USNS Guadalupe NLUP
1993--USUS NavyT-AO-199USNS TippecanoeNTIP
1994--USUS NavyT-AO-202USNS YukonNYUK
1995--USUS NavyT-AO-201USNS PatuxentNPCZ
1995--USUS NavyT-AO-204USNS RappahannockNRAP
1996--USUS NavyT-AO-203USNS LaramieNLAR

18 units



  Events


1983-jan-20OrderedOrdered US T-AO-188 USNS Joshua Humphreys
1983-nov-22OrderedOrdered US T-AO-189 USNS John Lenthall
1983-nov-22OrderedOrdered US T-AO-190 USNS Andrew J. Higgins
1984-aug-22Laid downLaid down US T-AO-187 USNS Henry J. Kaiser
1984-dec-17Laid downLaid down US T-AO-188 USNS Joshua Humphreys
1985-may-06OrderedOrdered US T-AO-191 USNS Benjamin Isherwood
1985-may-06OrderedOrdered US T-AO-192 USNS Henry Eckford
1985-jun-28OrderedOrdered US T-AO-193 USNS Walter S. Diehl
1985-jul-15Laid downLaid down US T-AO-189 USNS John Lenthall
1985-oct-05LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-187 USNS Henry J. Kaiser
1985-nov-21Laid downLaid down US T-AO-190 USNS Andrew J. Higgins
1986-feb-01OrderedOrdered US T-AO-194 USNS John Ericsson
1986-feb-22LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-188 USNS Joshua Humphreys
1986-feb-27OrderedOrdered US T-AO-195 USNS Leroy Grumman
1986-jul-12Laid downLaid down US T-AO-191 USNS Benjamin Isherwood
1986-aug-07Laid downLaid down US T-AO-193 USNS Walter S. Diehl
1986-aug-09LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-189 USNS John Lenthall
1986-dec-19CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-187 USNS Henry J. Kaiser
1987-jan-17LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-190 USNS Andrew J. Higgins
1987-jan-22Laid downLaid down US T-AO-192 USNS Henry Eckford
1987-feb-01OrderedOrdered US T-AO-196 USNS Kanawha
1987-feb-12OrderedOrdered US T-AO-197 USNS Pecos
1987-apr-03CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-188 USNS Joshua Humphreys
1987-jul-06Laid downLaid down US T-AO-195 USNS Leroy Grumman
1987-jul-25CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-189 USNS John Lenthall
1987-oct-02LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-193 USNS Walter S. Diehl
1987-oct-10 US T-AO-193 USNS Walter S. Diehl Christened
1987-oct-22CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-190 USNS Andrew J. Higgins
1988-feb-17Laid downLaid down US T-AO-197 USNS Pecos
1988-jun-20OrderedOrdered US T-AO-198 USNS Big Horn
1988-aug-15LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-191 USNS Benjamin Isherwood at Pennsylvania Shipbuilding
1988-sep-13CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-193 USNS Walter S. Diehl
1988-oct-06OrderedOrdered US T-AO-200 USNS Guadalupe
1988-oct-06OrderedOrdered US T-AO-202 USNS Yukon
1988-oct-06OrderedOrdered US T-AO-204 USNS Rappahannock
1988-dec-03LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-195 USNS Leroy Grumman
1989-mar-15Laid downLaid down US T-AO-194 USNS John Ericsson
1989-mar-24OrderedOrdered US T-AO-199 USNS Tippecanoe
1989-mar-24OrderedOrdered US T-AO-201 USNS Patuxent
1989-mar-24OrderedOrdered US T-AO-203 USNS Laramie
1989-jul-13Laid downLaid down US T-AO-196 USNS Kanawha
1989-jul-22LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-192 USNS Henry Eckford
1989-aug-23CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-195 USNS Leroy Grumman
1989-aug-31 US T-AO-192 USNS Henry Eckford construction cancelled along with her unfinished sister ship T-AO-191
1989-sep-23LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-197 USNS Pecos
1989-oct-09Laid downLaid down US T-AO-198 USNS Big Horn
1989-oct-27 US T-AO-192 USNS Henry Eckford Towed to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
1989-nov-19 US T-AO-192 USNS Henry Eckford Tampa Shipbuilding Florida awarded new contract to complete Henry Eckford
1990-apr-21LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-194 USNS John Ericsson
1990-jul-06CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-197 USNS Pecos
1990-jul-09Laid downLaid down US T-AO-200 USNS Guadalupe
1990-sep-22LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-196 USNS Kanawha
1990-nov-19Laid downLaid down US T-AO-199 USNS Tippecanoe
1991-feb-02LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-198 USNS Big Horn
1991-mar-18CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-194 USNS John Ericsson
1991-may-13Laid downLaid down US T-AO-202 USNS Yukon
1991-oct-05LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-200 USNS Guadalupe
1991-oct-16Laid downLaid down US T-AO-201 USNS Patuxent
1991-dec-06CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-196 USNS Kanawha
1991-dec-07 US T-AO-191 USNS Benjamin Isherwood Christened at Tampa Shipbuilding, Florida
1992-mar-29Laid downLaid down US T-AO-204 USNS Rappahannock
1992-may-16LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-199 USNS Tippecanoe
1992-may-21CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-198 USNS Big Horn
1992-sep-25CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-200 USNS Guadalupe
1993-feb-06LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-202 USNS Yukon
1993-feb-08CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-199 USNS Tippecanoe
1993-aug-15 US T-AO-191 USNS Benjamin Isherwood Construction cancelled when ship 95.3 complete
1993-aug-15 US T-AO-192 USNS Henry Eckford contract also cancelled with 84 complete
1994-jan-10Laid downLaid down US T-AO-203 USNS Laramie
1994-mar-25CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-202 USNS Yukon
1994-jul-23LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-201 USNS Patuxent
1995-jan-14LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-204 USNS Rappahannock
1995-may-06LaunchedLaunched US T-AO-203 USNS Laramie
1995-jun-21CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-201 USNS Patuxent
1995-nov-07CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-204 USNS Rappahannock
1996-may-06DecommissionedDecommissioned US T-AO-190 USNS Andrew J. Higgins
1996-may-07CommissionedCommissioned US T-AO-203 USNS Laramie
1996-jun-29 US T-AO-188 USNS Joshua Humphreys out of service, to reserve
1996-nov-11 US T-AO-189 USNS John Lenthall Out of service, to reserve
1997-nov-10StruckStruck US T-AO-192 USNS Henry Eckford
1997-dec-29StruckStruck US T-AO-191 USNS Benjamin Isherwood
1998-dec-07 US T-AO-189 USNS John Lenthall return to service
1999-oct-09DeploymentDeployment US T-AO-197 USNS Pecos San Francisco Fleet Week 1999 Present for Fleet Week 1999.
1999-dec-09AircraftAircraft US T-AO-197 USNS Pecos CH-46 154790 accident
2002-feb-23AircraftAircraft US T-AO-197 USNS Pecos Royal Navy Sea King HC.4 ZG820 training
2005-feb-23 US T-AO-188 USNS Joshua Humphreys return to service
2006-oct-01 US T-AO-188 USNS Joshua Humphreys Inactive. To Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia, PA.
2007-jun-04 US T-AO-201 USNS Patuxent BALTOPS 07 participated with BALTOPS 07
2008-oct-04DeploymentDeployment US T-AO-195 USNS Leroy Grumman Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct
2009-jan-09StruckStruck US T-AO-190 USNS Andrew J. Higgins
2009-may-19Fate: transferedFate: transfered US T-AO-190 USNS Andrew J. Higgins to Chile as Almirante Montt
2010-feb-10CommissionedCommissioned CL AO-52 Almirante Montt
2011-marDeploymentDeployment US T-AO-197 USNS Pecos Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast.
2011-marDeploymentDeployment US T-AO-204 USNS Rappahannock Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Contributed to Earthquake and Tsunami relief operations off Japanese east coast.
2012-dec-01DeploymentDeployment US T-AO-201 USNS Patuxent Combined Task Force 150 supported multi-national Operation Wenlock, part of CTF-150 in Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, until 5 Dec.
2013-jul-15 US T-AO-202 USNS Yukon Talisman Saber 2013
2015-jul-07DeploymentDeployment US T-AO-204 USNS Rappahannock Talisman Sabre 2015 participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 15.
2015-novDeploymentDeployment US T-AO-198 USNS Big Horn Exercise UNITAS Atlantic 2015 participated in exercise in support of USS George Washington.
2019-may-14Port VisitPort Visit US T-AO-189 USNS John Lenthall Visit Marseille harbour
2022-apr-16Port VisitPort Visit US T-AO-201 USNS Patuxent arrived Devonport, departed 18 Apr.









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