U.S. Navy accepts delivery of USNS Lucy Stone

NAVSEA reports that the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Lucy Stone (T-AO 209) was delivered to the Navy, Dec. 16.

The delivery marks the official transfer of the ship from shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO to the Navy and follows the successful completion of sea trials to test the readiness and capability of the ship and to validate requirements.

“The delivery of USNS Lucy Stone will provide our fleet with another oiler, enhancing our replenishment underway and direct fueling capabilities,” said John Lighthammer, program manager, auxiliary and special mission shipbuilding at PEO Ships. “This is a significant milestone as we bring our civilian mariners an additional ship equipped with the tools to support at sea operations.”

John Lewis-class ships are operated by the Military Sealift Command and feature substantial volume for oil, dry cargo capacity, and aviation operations. T-AOs provide additional capacity to the Navy’s Combat Logistics Force and are a cornerstone of the Navy’s fuel delivery capability.

General Dynamics NASSCO is also in production on the following T-AOs: USNS Sojourner Truth (T-AO 210), Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (T-AO 212), and Harriet Tubman (T-AO 213). The future USNS Dolores Huerta (T-AO 214), and most recently Joshua L. Goldberg (T-AO 215) and Thomas D. Parham Jr. (T-AO 216) are under contract.

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