USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE-9) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858), who led the effort to open Japan to trade with the West.[2]

The contract to build Matthew Perry was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, California, on 30 January 2006. Her keel was laid down on 3 October 2008. She was launched and christened on 16 August 2009, sponsored by Hester Evans, a great-great-great-granddaughter of Commodore Perry.

Service

Matthew Perry was one of several participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[3] During the 21 days of operations, Matthew Perry completed 17 separate replenishment events, delivering more than 1.5 million US gallons (5,700 m3) of fuel and transporting relief supplies.[4]

USNS Matthew Perry underwent repair and upgrades from 11 to 27 March 2023 at Kattupalli Shipyard of Larsen & Toubro in India. After the refit, the ship returned to the Indo-Pacific theatre for operations. This was a result of the U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in April 2022 where US was represented by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.[5][6][7]

See also

  • USS Perry, for other ships named after Commodore Perry

Notes

  1. ^ "General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers USNS Matthew Perry". General Dynamics NASSCO. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Navy Names Four Ships After American Pioneers". U.S. Department of Defense. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  3. ^ Seawaves,"Warships Supporting Earthquake in Japan" Archived 23 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Baxter, Edward (May 2011). "Disaster! Operation Tomodachi". Military Sealift Command (MSC). Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  5. ^ India, U. S. Mission (30 March 2023). "United States Naval Ship Matthew Perry Returns to Indo-Pacific Waters After Voyage Repair in India". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  6. ^ "US Navy Ship Mathew Perry completes repair work at L&T's shipyard near Chennai". The Times of India. 28 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  7. ^ "U.S. Naval ship Matthew Perry returns to Indo-Pacific waters after repairs in Chennai". The Hindu. 28 March 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

References

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