USNS Robert E. Peary

History


Name	USNS Robert E. Peary
Namesake	Robert Peary
Awarded	27 January 2004
Builder	National Steel and Shipbuilding
Laid down	12 December 2006
Launched	27 October 2007
Christened	9 February 2008
In service	5 June 2008
Identification	IMO number: 9319806 MMSI number: 369886000 Callsign: NPEA
Motto	"King of the Team"
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship
Displacement	23,852 tons light, 40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead
Length	210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline
Beam	32.3 m (106 ft) extreme, 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline
Draft	9.1 m (30 ft) maximum, 9.4 m (31 ft) limit
Propulsion	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 (6,000 t) Max dry cargo volume: 783,000 cubic feet (22,200 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, MH-60S Knighthawk

USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. She is the fourth Navy ship named for Arctic explorer, Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary (1856–1920).