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Photo by Thoralf Doehring |
USNS CESAR CHAVEZ is the 14th LEWIS AND CLARK - class Dry Cargo / Ammunition Ship and the first ship in the Navy named for César Chávez (1927-1993) - a US Navy World War II veteran, labor leader and civil rights activist.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: February 26, 2010 |
Keel laid: May 9, 2011 | |
Launched: May 5, 2012 | |
Delivered: October 24, 2012 | |
Builder: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, Calif. | |
Propulsion system: Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6KV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators | |
Propellers: one | |
Length: 689 feet (210 meters) | |
Beam: 106 feet (32.31 meters) | |
Draft: 29.5 feet (9 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 41,000 tons full load | |
Speed: 20 knots | |
Dry Cargo Capacity: 1,388,000 cubic feet | |
Fuel Cargo Capacity: 26,000 barrels | |
Aircraft: two helicopters | |
Armament: none | |
Crew: approx. 125 civilians and up to 49 US Navy | |
Homeport: West Coast |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS CESAR CHAVEZ. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USNS CESAR CHAVEZ Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by me and show the CESAR CHAVEZ under construction at San Diego, Calif., on September 29, 2011.
The photos below were taken by me and show the CESAR CHAVEZ under construction at San Diego, Calif., on March 15, 2012.
The photos below were taken by me and show the CESAR CHAVEZ just a few days after her launching and christening at NASSCO in San Diego, Calif. The photos were taken on May 8 and 10, 2012.
The photos below were taken by me and show the CESAR CHAVEZ ready for sea trials at NASSCO in San Diego, Calif. The photos were taken on October 3 and 11, 2012.
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the CESAR CHAVEZ undergoing a refit at San Francisco, Calif., on October 10, 2015.