History
United States
NameLeise Maersk
NamesakeRodney J. T. Yano
OwnerUnited States Navy
OperatorMilitary Sealift Command
BuilderLindovaerftet, Odense, Denmark
Launched19 September 1980
Completed17 December 1980
In service8 February 1997
RenamedYano
ReclassifiedT-AKR 297
Refit1996
Stricken21 March 2023
HomeportNewport News, Virginia
Identification
StatusStricken
General characteristics
Class and typeShughart class
Displacement54,450 t.(fl)
Length908 ft (277 m)
Beam106 ft (32 m)
Draft34 ft (10 m)
Ramps3 ramps, 5 when fully deployed
Propulsion
  • 1 × 1 Burmeister & Wain 12L90 GFCA diesel; 1 shaft; bow and stern thrusters
  • 1 shaft
  • cp props
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity
  • 312,461 sq ft (29,028.6 m2)
  • 49,991 sq ft (4,644.3 m2) deck cargo
Complement
  • 26 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian mariners
  • 50 US Navy personnel
Crew26 civilian crew (up to 45); up to 50 active duty

USNS Yano (T-AKR-297) was originally constructed as the container ship Leise Maersk in 1980. In 1987, the ship was lengthened and again in the 1990s before it was purchased by the United States Navy. When the transfer was complete, the ship underwent a conversion to a large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship at NASSCO.

Military service

Yano entered service under Military Sealift Command on 8 February 1997,[1] and was named after Medal of Honor recipient United States Army Sergeant First Class Rodney J. T. Yano. It has since served a role in basic military transport of material to bases around the world and served a vital role in the transport of material to both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. the ship was operated by Patriot Contract Services, LLC under US Navy Military Sealift Command charter, and was crewed by US Merchant Marine personnel.

On February 25, 1996, in San Diego, California, the ship broke her mooring lines and collided with the USS Vandegrift. The frigate suffered hull damage.

On 21 March 2023, Yano was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "YANO (AKR 297)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 3 May 2023.


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