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USNS ''Patuxent'' (T-AO-201) is a underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy. ''Patuxent'', the fifteenth ship of the ''Henry J. Kaiser'' class, was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Inc., at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 16 October 1991 and launched on 23 July 1994. She was the first of three ships in the class of eighteen—the other two being and —to be built with a double hull required by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Hull separation is at the sides and at the bottom, reducing her liquid cargo capacity by about from that of the 15 single-hull ships in the class. ''Patuxent'' entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service under the control of the Military Sealift Command with a primarily civilian crew on 21 June 1995. She serves in the United States Atlantic Fleet. ==Design== The Henry J. Kaiser-class oilers were preceded by the shorter Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oilers. ''Patuxent'' 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 Patuxent (T-AO-201)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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