USNS ''Guadalupe'' (T-AO-200) is a underway replenishment oiler operated by the

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to support ships of the United States Navy. ''Guadalupe'', the fourteenth ship of the ''Henry J. Kaiser'' class, was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Inc., at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 9 July 1990 and launched on 5 October 1991. She entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service under the control of the

with a primarily civilian crew on 25 September 1992. She serves in the United States Pacific Fleet. In June 2004, USNS ''Guadalupe'' rescued 13 crew and a dog from the burning Taiwanese fishing vessel ''Hsin Chin Chanz'', around 900 miles north east of Guam in the Pacific.''Shipping'' magazine No.174 August 2004 p.10 with picture

Design

The ''Henry J. Kaiser''-class replenishment oilers were preceded by the shorter ''Cimarron'' class. ''Guadalupe'' has an overall length of . It has a

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of and a draft of . The oiler has a displacement of at full load. It has a capacity of of aviation fuel or fuel oil. It can carry a dry load of and can refrigerate 128 pallets of food. The ship is powered by two 10 PC4.2 V 570 Colt-Pielstick diesel engines that drive two shafts; this gives a power of . The ''Henry J. Kaiser''-class oilers have maximum speeds of . They were built without armaments but can be fitted with close-in weapon systems. The ship has a helicopter platform but not any maintenance facilities. It is fitted with five fuelling stations; these can fill two ships at the same time and the ship is capable of pumping of diesel or of jet fuel per hour. It has a complement of eighty-nine civilians (nineteen officers), twenty-nine spare crew, and six United States Navy crew.

References

External links

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: USNS ''Guadalupe'' (T-AO-200)

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