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USNS PECOS is the 11th of the 18 HENRY J. KAISER class underway replenishment oilers.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: February 12, 1987 |
| Keel laid: February 17, 1988 | |
| Launched: September 23, 1989 | |
| MSC "in service": July 6, 1990 | |
| 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 | |
| Crew: 82 civilian crew (18 officers); 21 Navy (1 officer) | |
| Fleet: Pacific |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS PECOS. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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Accidents aboard USS PECOS:
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| February 1998 | Point Loma, Ca. | USNS PECOS' Kevlar mooring lines parted (melted and fused due to dynamic action in a mild storm) during fuel unloading at Point Loma, San Diego, Ca. Damage was about $100,000. |
| December 9, 1999 | 15 miles off Point Loma, Ca. | A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, with 18 people on board, crashed while attempting to land on board the PECOS during a training exercise. The chopper's landing gear apparently snagged a metal safety net and the helicopter flipped over into the water and quickly sank. The helicopter operated from USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD 6). Eleven Marines were rescued by special warfare crewmen on two nearby boats. But six Marines and a sailor drowned, their bodies were recovered later from the sunken wreckage by an unmanned submersible vehicle. Killed in the accident were: Staff Sgt. William C. Dame Petty Officer 1st Class Jay J. Asis Staff Sgt. David E. Galloway Staff Sgt. Vincent A. Sebasteanski Staff Sgt. Jeffrey R. Starling Cpl. Mark M. Baca Click here to watch a clip of the accident. |
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USNS PECOS Image Gallery:
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The photos below were taken by me on July 24, 2006, and show the PECOS berthed at Pearl Harbor, HI.
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The photos below were taken by me on July 27, 2006, and show the PECOS returning to Pearl Harbor, HI.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PECOS at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on May 29, 2022.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the PECOS at Mare Island, Vallejo, Calif., on October 6, 2022.
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