USNS Seay

USNS Seay (T-AKR-302) is a Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. She is named after Sergeant William W. Seay, who received the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Vietnam War.

History
United States
Name	USNS Seay
Namesake	Army Sgt. William W. Seay
Owner	United States Navy
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Awarded	September 27, 1994
Builder	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans
Laid down	March 24, 1997
Launched	June 25, 1998
Completed	4 August 1998
In service	March 28, 2000
Identification	IMO number: 9116838 MMSI number: 338929000 Callsign: NZIN
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ship
Displacement	62,070 tons full
Length	951 ft 5 in (290.0 m)
Beam	106 ft (32.3 m)
Draft	34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 x Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)(Beloit, WI)Falk Gear Power Transmission (Milwaukee, WI)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Range	Not Disclosed
Capacity	380,000 sq ft (35,000 m2) w/49,990 sq. ft. deck cargo
Complement	26 to 45 civilian crew; up to 50 active duty
Armament	Unarmed

She was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 28 March 2000. They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command.

Seay has served in transportation efforts in both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, mainly shuttling material between the mainland United States and European bases controlled by the US.

Seay at Camp Lejeune, N.C 2009

USNS T-AKR-302 Seay at the Boston Drydock for maintenance (June 10, 2018).

Further reading

Media related to IMO 9116838 at Wikimedia Commons

• USNS William Seay USNS unofficial site
• Photo gallery of USNS Seay at NavSource Naval History
• US navy article on ship supporting a joint exercise Archived 2013-01-30 at the Wayback Machine