The USNS Pecos T-AO-197 is the 11th member of the Henry J. Kaiser class of underway replenishment oilers operated by Military Sealift Command to support U.S. Navy ships. It is the third ship to be named after the Pecos River in New Mexico and Texas. The Pecos was built at Avondale Shipyard, Inc. in New Orleans, Louisiana, laid down on February 17, 1988, launched on September 23, 1989, and entered service on July 6, 1990. It is 677 feet long, 97 feet 5 inches wide, and has a maximum draft of 35 feet. It has a light displacement of 9,500 tons and can carry 31,200 tons, with a capacity of 178,000 to 180,000 barrels of fuel oil and jet fuel and 7,400 square feet of cargo space, and eight 20’ refrigerated containers with room for 128 pallets. Powered by two medium-speed Colt-Pielstick PC4-2/2 10V-570 engines driving two controllable-pitch propellers, it can reach a speed of 20 knots. It carries a crew complement of about 88, primarily civilian officers and merchant mariners. It is shown here on the Columbia River at Rainier, Oregon, in the Spring of 2004.
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