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US SECNAV Names 1st Ship of T-AO(X) Next Gen Fleet Replenishment Oilers USNS John Lewis
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The TAO(X) oiler shipbuilding program is a program to build a new class of 17 fleet oilers for the Navy. The primary role of Navy fleet oilers is to transfer fuel to Navy surface ships that are operating at sea, so as to extend the operating endurance of these surface ships and their embarked aircraft. The Navy wants to procure the first TAO(X) in FY2016.
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Replace Kaiser oilers, 15 in service and also 3 Supply Class big polyvalent fast supply ships but USN waives such ships, damage !
 

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US SECNAV Names 1st Ship of T-AO(X) Next Gen Fleet Replenishment Oilers USNS John Lewis
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This will be a class of 17 large replenishment oilers to replace the 15 USNS Heryy Kaiser TAO class oilers currently in service.

The Kaisers started entering service in 1986 and have a projected 35 year service life. They displace 41,000 tons and are 677 feet long.

The new John Lewis class will increase the space for dry cargo, increase the overall lift carrying capacity, add a refueling capability for helicopters on the flight deck, improved =the electrical power system, and add more automation.

They will look very similar, but may displace upwards of 50,000 tons, and be a little longer.

USNS Henry Kaiser Class TAO, 15 existing Replenishment oilers

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Depiction of USNS John Lewis, TAO(X), 17 new replenishment oiler

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Canadian Navy: A container ship transformed into repleshisment ship, an oiler

Actual name Astérix do 23000 t , 183 m, 22000 hp, 20 kn can carry after modifications 7000 t fuel, 400 t water replace in part Protecteur Class retired, 2 ships.

Leased for 5 years with option for 5 others waiting definitive Combat Support Queenston Class 2 in order based on Berlin Class in service for 2021+ carry more Log and polyvalent carry also ammunitions.
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95 troops, 4 CH-148.

Projet Resolve
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Italy begins AOR replacement program with first steel cutting today for delivery in 2019

Replace definitely the 2 old and small Stromboli 9000 t max and they keep Etna more recent 1998, 13000 t max.

According her length 165 m must do ~ 18000/20000 t max.
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USNS John Lewis will be the lead ship of the John Lewis class of
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Futur John Lewis Oiler Class 6 on 17 names now known replace 15 Kaiser and 3 Supply.,the first in service for 2021 after about one by year.

T-AO 205 USNS John Lewis

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Have double hull as last Kaiser but with it carry a little less of fuel for same size 22100 t vs 22700 t. presumably about 205 x 30 m, 41000 t, 20 kn full about, a big oiler.
 

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Naval Today said:
August 1, 2016 - -Fairbanks Morse, an EnPro Industries company, will supply the main propulsion diesel engines – with the latest in diesel engine technology – for theUSNS John Lewis, the lead ship in the U.S. Navy’s new T-AO 205 class of underway replenishment oiler ships.

The ship will be powered by two FM-MAN 12V 48/60 CR engines, which will be built by Fairbanks Morse in Beloit, Wisconsin. The engines, rated at just over 19,000 bhp each, will be equipped with common rail fuel injection and engine control systems, and will meet the latest emission requirements with an exhaust after-treatment system. Fairbanks Morse will also provide propulsion control systems, auxiliary equipment and commissioning services.

The John Lewis is the first in its class and will be built by General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO) in San Diego. The ship is a double-hulled tanker that will be operated by the Military Sealift Command to support Navy surface ships operating at sea. Fleet replenishment oiler ships transfer fuel to surface ships and supply lubricants, fresh water and some dry cargo. Lewis class ships will replace the Navy’s fleet of existing single-hull tankers.

In announcing the order, Fairbanks Morse President Marvin Riley highlighted the benefits of this engine choice to the United States Navy and American taxpayers. “Common rail fuel injection technology reduces fuel consumption and reduces the total life cycle cost for the Navy, which provides a significant benefit to the T-AO 205 program,” he said. “We are very excited about the opportunity to deliver this modern U.S.-built power solution to our trusted, long-time partner NASSCO shipbuilding.”

Riley also acknowledged the efforts of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, who championed a provision in the FY 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill that required the domestic manufacture of certain key shipboard components, including diesel engines. “This provision has provided Fairbanks Morse and others who manufacture in the U.S. an opportunity to compete fairly for defense related work,” he said. “In addition to ensuring U.S. investment in critical portions of the U.S. shipbuilding industry, the domestic manufacture requirement provides the Department of Defense with confidence that the manufacturing industrial base will maintain its integrity far into the future.”

“I have seen firsthand the innovation and hard work taking place at Fairbanks Morse,” Baldwin said. “Our country is stronger when we bolster our national defense by supporting Made in Wisconsin manufacturing and I’m proud to have championed this effort to strengthen both our national security and our economy.”

At present, the U.S. Navy has ordered six of the new Lewis class ships, pending appropriations, to be built over the next six years. Ultimately the program will include 17 ships, constructed over the next 17 years.
 

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Egypt receives its first LHD

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DCNS has delivered the first of two helicopter carriers to Egypt, LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) Gamal Abdel Nasser, announced the company on June 2, 2016.

The two LHD were ordered in October 2015 under a contract between DCNS and the Ministry of Defense of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

The Mistral class LHD has a top speed of over 18kt and a length of 199m. It is designed to transport troops, equipment, heavy helicopters and landing craft. A hospital board is capable of carrying out large-scale humanitarian missions.

A total of 180 sailors of the Egyptian Navy have been trained in Saint-Nazaire since February 2016. The training was conducted by instructors with partners DCNS Défense Conseil International and STX France.

The LHD Gamal Abdel Nasser now leave Saint-Nazaire with two associated support vessels - a fast ship amphibious landing ships wastewater treatment plant and two new-generation landing CTM GN - to participate in a joint exercise between the Egyptian and French navies. at the end you will be directed to the port in Alexandria.

General characteristics
Type: amphibious assault ship
Displacement: 16,500 tons (empty) // 21,300 tons (full load)
Length: 199 m (653 ft)
Beams of light: 32 m (105 ft)
Draft: 6.3 m (21 ft)
Installed power: 3 Wärtsilä diesel-alternators 16 V32 (6.2 MW) + 1 auxiliary Vaasa Wärtsilä 18V200 diesel-alternator (3 MW)
Propulsion: 2 propellers Rolls-Royce Mermaid Azimuth (2 x 7 MW), 2 propellers five blades
Speed: 18.8 knots (35 km / h)
Distance: 10,800 km (5,800 nautical miles) at 18 knots (33 km / h)
19,800 kilometers (10,700 nautical miles) at 15 knots (28 km / h)


Boats and aircraft
can carry: 4 CTM (chaland transport of supplies)
alternatively, 2 LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion)
Capacity: 59 vehicles (including 13 Leclerc tanks AMX) or 40 Leclerc tanks

Troops:
900 (short)
450 (long)
150 (which serves as a base)
Complement: 20 officers, 80 noncommissioned officers, 60 sailors specialists
Sensors and processing systems:
DRBN-38A Decca radar navigation Bridgemaster E250
MRR3D-NG air / surface radar sentry
2 sets fire control optronics

Armament:
2 x Sinbad systems
4 x 12.7mm machine guns Browning M2-HB
Aircraft: 16 heavy helicopters or 35 light
Aviation facilities: 6 points helicopter landing

In 2020, DCNS will be supplied at least seven warships to Egypt. In 2014 the Egyptian Ministry of Defense ordered four corvettes Gowind; technology transfer will see three of the four corvettes built in shipyards Alexandria.

Gowind corvette

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Egypt receives its first LHD

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DCNS has delivered the first of two helicopter carriers to Egypt, LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) Gamal Abdel Nasser, announced the company on June 2, 2016.


In 2020, DCNS will be supplied at least seven warships to Egypt. In 2014 the Egyptian Ministry of Defense ordered four corvettes Gowind; technology transfer will see three of the four corvettes built in shipyards Alexandria.

Gowind corvette

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The Egyptians are really modernizing their fleet.

Those two new LHDs are, IMHO, in many ways better than the French variant because of the upgrades/changes the Russians ordered for them.

Add to that the FREMM FFG and the GoWind FFGs and you have a very modern and capable force being developed.

The Turks are also really modernizing their Navy...and, as a matter of fact, the Algerians are too.
 

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Not replenishment ship Amigo ! ;)

Indonesia new Tarakan, Oiler, about 10000 t max, 122 m, fuel 5500 t
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Spain Cantabria, Combat Support, fuel, ammunitions, 20000 t full, 175 m, 8600 t fuel, 240 t ammos
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Germany, Spessart, Oiler, 14000t full, 130 m, fuel 8800 t
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