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United States Naval Ship USNS ''Kanawha'' (T-AO-196) is a ''Henry J. Kaiser''-class fleet replenishment oiler of the United States Navy in non-commissioned service in the Military Sealift Command. USNS ''Kanawha'', the tenth ''Henry J. Kaiser''-class ship, was laid down by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Chester, Pennsylvania, on 13 July 1989. She was launched on 22 September 1990 and delivered to the U.S. Navy and placed in non-commissioned service with the Military Sealift Command on 6 December 1991. ''Kanawha'' is in active service today with the Military Sealift Command Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force and is assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. ==Design== The Henry J. Kaiser-class oilers were preceded by the shorter Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oilers. ''Kanawha'' has an overall length of . It has a beam 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 .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fleet Replenishment )〕 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.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USNS Kanawha (T-AO-196)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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