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USNS ''Yukon'' (T-AO-202) is a underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy. ''Yukon'', the sixteenth ship of the ''Henry J. Kaiser'' class, was laid down at Avondale Shipyard, Inc., at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 13 May 1991 and launched on 6 February 1993. She entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service under the control of the Military Sealift Command with a primarily civilian crew on 25 March 1994. She serves in the United States Pacific Fleet. On 27 February 2000, ''Yukon'' collided with a smaller civilian cargo ship while entering the port of Dubai in the Persian Gulf. On 13 July 2000, ''Yukon'' collided with the amphibious transport dock USS ''Denver'' (LPD-9) during an underway replenishment about west of Hawaii. No one on either ship was injured, and there were no fuel leaks, but ''Yukon'' suffered major damage, including several large holes and dents above the water line on her starboard quarter, while a 40-foot (12.2 m) hole was torn in ''Denvers bow from the second deck to the waterline. The investigation into the accident found ''Denver'' responsible. Both ships went to the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for repairs. ''Yukon'' then transited to San Francisco, California, for further repairs at the same time as her scheduled routine overhaul. ''Yukon'' returned to service in January 2001. On 16 May 2012, ''Yukon'' collided with the amphibious assault ship after ''Essex'' suffered an apparent steering malfunction upon approach for an underway replenishment. There were no injuries and no loss of fuel was reported. Both vessels were able to continue to San Diego, California, under their own power. The crew of the USS ''Essex'' was blamed in a report. ==Notes and references== * 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 Yukon (T-AO-202)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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