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Construction Starts on Fourth John Lewis-class Navy Oiler

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Construction Starts on Fourth John Lewis-class Navy Oiler
The Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) on July 27, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) [GD] on Dec. 5 laid the keel for the future USNS Robert F. Kennedy (T-AO 208), the fourth John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler (T-AO 205). The keel laying marks the start of ship construction with the joining together of modular components.  T-AO 208 aims to help recapitalize the current older Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler (T-AO-187). The oilers are operated by Military Sealift Command to provide up to 162,000 barrels of oil…

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