T_AKR
US Navy - Military Sealift Command
Eight 290 m T-AKR 310 Watson Class
Strategic Sealift Ships
T-AKR 310 USNS Watson
T-AKR 311 USNS Sisler
T-AKR 312 USNS Dahl
T-AKR 313 USNS Red Cloud
T-AKR 314 USNS Charlton
T-AKR 315 USNS Watkins
T-AKR 316 USNS Pomeroy
T-AKR 317 USNS Soderman

PMC supplied propulsion control heads with integral lever telegraphs for these vessels. The system consisted of Type 5401 dual lever propulsion control heads with integral lever telegraph at each of the three bridge control stations and at the engine room control station. Single lever propulsion control heads with integral lever telegraph were provided for each of the local at turbine control stations.

PMC also supplied telegraph status and alarm indicator panels at all five stations. Type 8421 Universal Display and Control (UDC) panels were used at the bridge and engine room stations, and discrete panels were supplied for the local at turbine control stations.

The dual lever control heads were equipped with a coupling mechanism.

Pictures

  • This picture shows the centerline stern slewing ramp.
  • T-AKR 310 Class Strategic Sealift Ship. Twin screw with 7.3m CP propellers driven by 32,000 bhp GE LM2500 gas turbines.

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