ALGOL CLASS — Wikipedia
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Classe Algol | |
The SS Regulus (T-AKR-29) |
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Technical characteristics | |
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Type | Roller ship |
Length | 946.2 feet (288.4 m) |
Master-Bau | 106 feet (32.3 m) |
Draught | 37 feet (11.3 m) |
Shift | 55,350 tonnes |
Propulsion | 2 foster wheeler stamped at 61.6 kg/cm 3 and overheating 507 ° , 2 propellers |
Power | 120 000 ch (89.5 MW |
Speed | 33 Tipating oogs(61,11 m) |
Other features | |
Crew | 43 civilians, 12 military technicians (full crew) or 18 civilians (reduced crew) |
History | |
Manufacturers | Rotterdamsche d.d.mij N.V., Rotterdam, Pays-Bas
Rheinstahl Nordsewerke, Emden, Allenagne de L’Ouest |
Period of construction |
1972 – 1973 |
Activity ships | 8 |
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Ships of the Classe Algol , also known as Quick transport ships or Fast Sealift Ships in English or At 7 , are cargo ships from the National Defense Reserve Fleet in the United States. They are currently among the fastest cargoos in the world [ first ] , with speeds that can exceed 30 knots but with a displayed cruising speed of 27 knots.
They were built in 1972 and 1973, as a high-speed class container carrier At 7 , for the company Sea-Land Service Inc., in the shipyards of Rotterdamse DDM, in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, Rheinstahl in Emden and Ag Weser in Bremen, West Germany.
With the oil crisis, their high operating cost limited their profitability. All 8 ships were acquired by the US Navy in 1981, 1982, and 1986 for the last ship converted, equipped and delivered to the Military Sealift Command. The transformation of ships included the installation of four cranes, a Roro capacity, a new design of the holds to facilitate the storage of vehicles.
Because, largely, of their high fuel consumption, all Fast Sealift Ships are kept in reserve, but can be activated and prepared to navigate in 96 hours, the first in 48 hours.
Currently ( ), all FSS are based in American ports on the East Coast or the Gulf of Mexico.
The , the United States Maritime Administration (Marad) began to exploit the eight FSS. The transfer of ownership to the Marad took place the , and these ships have lost their USNS designation.
The 8 ships took part in the Gulf War operations (1990-1991), delivering 13% of all the goods transported between the United States and Saudi Arabia during and after the Gulf War (with a major breakdown of the ‘One of them in the Atlantic, forcing to tow it in Spain). Of the Fast sealift ships have also taken part in operations Restore Hope In Somalia, operation Joint Guardian and in Kosovo, Enduring Freedom Following the attacks of And to the Iraq war in addition to humanitarian missions around the world.
The crew of each ship in service is made up of 42 civilians from the American merchant navy employed by a contracting company in Military Sealift Command. Each ship can embark 12 US Army staff whose task is to ensure that the cargo cargo is in operational conditions, no US Navy staff are on board on board [ 2 ] .
All 8 ships can transport, for example, almost all of the 24 It is American mechanized infantry division (90,000 tonnes of equipment). The typical loading of the FSS fleet may have more than 700 vehicles such as M1 Abrams tanks, M2 Bradley fighting vehicles and tanker trucks. By comparison, 116 Liberty ship The Second World War would have been necessary to transport the same tonnage over the same period during the 1990/1991 Gulf War.
The installations have four cranes (two of 35 tonnes in the middle, two of 50 t in back) ; A port ramp, one with hydraulic maneuver (width: 10 meters, height: 4 m ) with the possibility of adding extensions; two removable ramps of 25 m long stored on the deck and set up by the cranes; Internal ramps allowing the movement of vehicles (fixed ramps except that giving access to the helicopter platform).
These 8 ships carry eight “Sea Sheds” of 10.5 m for the transport of rolling stock outside the inner template; 73 alleges; 46 20 -foot containers.
They have two Raytheon navigation radars (TM 1650/6 x and 1660/12 s) and the Satellite transmission system.
The shapes of shell vary slightly according to the buildings.
They have no armaments [ 3 ] in peacetime.
Ship name | Former name | Shipyard | Commissioning | Acquisition par l’US Navy |
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SS (ex-USNS) Algol (T-AKR-287) | MV Sea-Land Exchange | Rotterdamse DDM, Rotterdam | ||
SS (ex-USNS) Bellatrix (T-AKR-288) | MV Sea-Land Trade | Rheinstahl, Emden | ||
SS (ex-USNS) Denebolic (T-AKR-289) | MV Sea-Land Resource | Rotterdamse DDM, Rotterdam | ||
SS (ex-USNS) Pollux (T-AKR-290) | MV Sea-Land Market | Ag Weser, Bremen | ||
SS (ex-USNS) Altair (T-AKR-291) | MV Sea-Land Finance | Rheinstahl, Emden | ||
SS (ex-USNS) Regulus (T-AKR-292) | MV Sea-Land Commerce | Ag Weser, Bremen | ||
SS (ex-USNS) Capella (T-AKR-293) | MV Sea-Land McLean | Rotterdamse DDM, Rotterdam | ||
SS (ex-USNS) Antares (T-AKR-294) | MV Sea-Land Galloway | Ag Weser, Bremen |
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