USNS Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy following her delivery to the US Navy in 2024 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Robert F. Kennedy |
| Namesake | Robert Kennedy |
| Awarded | 2015 |
| Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California |
| Laid down | 5 December 2022 |
| Launched | 28 October 2023 |
| Christened | 28 October 2023 |
| Acquired | 10 December 2024 |
| Identification | Hull number: T-AO-208 |
| Status | In active Military Sealift Command service |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oiler |
| Displacement | 22,515 t (22,159 long tons) (Light ship) |
| Length | 746 ft (227 m) |
| Beam | 106 ft (32 m) |
| Draft | 33.5 ft (10.2 m) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 99 civilian mariners (CIVMARS) |
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USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO-208) is a John Lewis-class replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to logistically support the United States Navy. She was launched in 2023 and is named after former attorney-general Robert F. Kennedy.