USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192)
- USNS Henry Eckford (T-AO-192)
United States Naval Ship USNS "Henry Eckford" is an oiler of the United States Navy.
USNS "Henry Eckford" was laid down by the Pennsylvania Shipbuilding Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in January 1987. Her construction encountered numerous problems, causing cost overruns in the millions of U.S. dollars. She was moved from Philadelphia to Tampa, Florida before her construction contract was canceled in 1993.
Upon cancellation of the contract, the nearly complete "Henry Eckford" was towed up the James River in Virginia, where she remains in reserve as part of the U.S. Navy's James River Reserve Fleet.
References
* Jampoler, Andrew C.A. "Who Was Henry Eckford?" "Naval History", December 2007, Pages 38-45.
*NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AO192.htm
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