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USNS HENRY J. KAISER is the first ship in the Navy's newest class of fleet oilers. This class was specially built for the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Stationed at Diego Garcia, the HENRY J. KAISER is held in a reduced operating status.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: November 12, 1982 |
| Keel laid: August 22, 1984 | |
| Launched: October 5, 1985 | |
| Delivered: December 19, 1986 | |
| Builder: Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, LA | |
| Propulsion system: two Colt-Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V 570 diesels | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 677 feet (203 meters) | |
| Beam: 97 feet (29.6 meters) | |
| Draft: 35 feet (10.6 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 40,700 tons | |
| Speed: 20 knots | |
| Capacity: 180,000 barrels of fuel oil or aviation fuel and eight 20-feet containers refrigerated | |
| Refueling stations: five | |
| Aircraft: none, but helicopter deck | |
| Armament: none in peacetime, probably two 20mm Phalanx CIWS in wartime | |
| Crew: 82 civilian crew (18 officers); 21 Navy (1 officer) | |
| Homeport: Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS HENRY J. KAISER. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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The photos below were taken by me on July 18, 2006, and show the HENRY J. KAISER berthed at Alameda, Calif.
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