USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5)
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Name: | USNS Robert E. Peary |
Namesake: | Robert Peary |
Awarded: | 27 January 2004 |
Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding |
Laid down: | 12 December 2006 [1] |
Launched: | 27 October 2007 |
Christened: | 9 February 2008 |
In service: | 5 June 2008 [2] |
Motto: | "King of the Team" [3] |
Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
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Class & type: | Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship |
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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) |
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Complement: | 49 military, 123 civilian |
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Aircraft carried: | two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Puma |
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).
The contract to build Robert E. Peary was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 27 January 2004. Her keel was laid down on 12 December 2006 and she was launched on schedule on 27 October 2007. However, the planned christening ceremony had to be delayed because of the local disruption caused by the October 2007 California wildfires.
The Robert E. Peary was christened on 9 February 2008, sponsored by Peary's great-granddaughter, Monroe County, Fl. Circuit Court Judge Peary S. Fowler.[4]
This ship was featured in the Discovery Channel's Mighty Ships.
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- Based on data from the Naval Vessel Register and press releases.
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