USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE-13) - IMO 9593115

Namesake:	Medgar Evers[1]
Builder:	National Steel and Shipbuilding[2]
Laid down:	26 October 2010[3]
Launched:	29 October 2011[4]
Sponsored by:	Myrlie Evers-Williams
Christened:	12 November 2011[5]
In service:	24 April 2012
Identification:	IMO number: 9593115 MMSI number: 369928000 Callsign: NVRS
Status:	Active service
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General characteristics
Class and type:	Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship
Displacement:	23,852 tons light, 40,298 tons full, 16,446 tons dead[2][3]
Length:	210 m (689 ft) overall, 199.3 m (654 ft) waterline[2][3]
Beam:	32.3 m (106 ft) extreme, 32.3 m (106 ft) waterline[2][3]
Draft:	9.1 m (30 ft) maximum, 9.4 m (31 ft) limit[2][3]
Installed power:	FM/MAN B&W diesel generators[2][3]
Propulsion:	Integrated propulsion and 6.6 kV ship service electrical system 1 × fixed pitch propeller 1 × bow thruster[2][3]
Speed:	20 kn (37 km/h)
Range:	14,000 nmi (26,000 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h)[3]
Capacity:	Max dry cargo weight: 5,910 long tons (6,000 t) Max dry cargo volume: 783,000 cu ft (22,200 m3) Max cargo fuel weight:2,350 long tons (2,390 t) Cargo fuel volume: 18,000 imp bbl (2,900 m3) (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
Troops:	36 military, 13 for helicopter detachment[3]
Complement:	36 military, 123 civilian[2]
Crew:	126[3]
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Nulka decoy launchers
Armament:	2–6 × 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns or 7.62 mm medium machine guns
Aircraft carried:	2 × helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Super Puma
Aviation facilities:	1 helipad