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{{short description|Cargo ship of the United States Navy}}

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|Ship image= US Navy 100609-N-8241M-061 USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) pulls into port at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.jpg
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{{Infobox ship career
|Ship flag           = {{USN flag}}
|Ship name           = ''Wally Schirra''
|Ship namesake       = [[Wally Schirra]]
|Ship ordered        = 
|Ship awarded        = 11 January 2005<ref Name="NVR">{{cite web
 | url= {{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=AKE8}}
 | title= USNS ''Wally Schirra'' (T-AKE 8)
 | work=[[Naval Vessel Register]]|publisher= [[United States Navy]]|access-date=6 October 2009}}</ref>
|Ship builder        = [[National Steel & Shipbuilding]]<ref Name="NVR"/>
|Ship original cost  = 
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|Ship laid down      = 14 April 2008<ref Name="NVR"/>
|Ship launched       = 08 March 2009<ref Name="navnews352009">{{cite web|title=Navy To Christen USNS Wally Schirra|publisher=United States Navy|date=2009-05-03|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=43188|access-date=7 March 2009|archive-date=2009-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309070603/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=43188|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|Ship sponsor        = Josephine Schirra<ref Name="navnews352009"/>
|Ship christened     = 08 March 2009<ref Name="navnews352009"/>
|Ship completed      = 
|Ship acquired       = 1 September 2009<ref Name="NVR"/>
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|Ship identification = *{{IMO Number|9345116}}
*{{MMSI Number|338927000}}
*[[Maritime call sign|Callsign]]: NSCH
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|Ship status         = {{Ship in active service}}
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{{Infobox ship characteristics
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|Ship class=[[Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship|''Lewis and Clark''-class cargo ship]]
|Ship tonnage=
|Ship displacement=*23,852&nbsp;tons light,
*40,298&nbsp;tons full,
*16,446&nbsp;tons dead<ref Name="NVR"/>
|Ship length=*{{convert|210|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} overall,
*{{convert|199.3|m|ft|abbr=on}} waterline<ref Name="NVR"/>
|Ship beam=*{{convert|32.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} extreme,
*{{convert|32.3|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} waterline<ref Name="NVR"/>
|Ship height=
|Ship draft=*{{convert|9.1|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} maximum,
*{{convert|9.4|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} limit<ref Name="NVR"/>
|Ship hold depth=
|Ship decks=
|Ship deck clearance=
|Ship power=
|Ship propulsion=Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster
|Ship speed={{convert|20|kn|km/h|0}}
|Ship range=*14,000&nbsp;nautical miles at 20&nbsp;kt
*(26,000&nbsp;km at 37&nbsp;km/h)
|Ship boats=
|Ship capacity=*Max dry cargo weight:
*&nbsp; 5,910&nbsp;long tons (6,005&nbsp;t)
*Max dry cargo volume:
*&nbsp; 783,000 cubic feet (22,000&nbsp;m³)
*Max cargo fuel weight:
*&nbsp; 2,350&nbsp;long tons (2,390&nbsp;t)
*Cargo fuel volume:
*&nbsp; 18,000 barrels (2,900&nbsp;m³)
*&nbsp; (DFM: 10,500) (JP5:7,500)
|Ship troops=
|Ship complement=49 military, 123 civilian<ref Name="NVR"/>
|Ship crew=
|Ship time to activate=
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=[[Nulka]] decoy launchers
|Ship armament=*2–6 × [[M2 Browning|{{convert|0.5|in|mm|abbr=on|1}}]] [[machine gun]]s
*or 7.62&nbsp;mm medium machine guns
|Ship aircraft=two helicopters, either Sikorsky [[MH-60S Knighthawk]] or Aerospatiale [[Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|Puma]]
|Ship aircraft facilities=
|Ship notes=
}}
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'''USNS ''Wally Schirra'' (T-AKE-8)''' is a [[Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship|''Lewis and Clark''-class]] [[dry cargo ship]] of the [[United States Navy]], named in honor of [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] [[Wally Schirra]] (1923–2007), one of the [[Mercury Seven]] [[astronaut]]s, who flew three times in space, on [[Mercury-Atlas 8|Mercury 8]], [[Gemini 6A]], and [[Apollo 7]].

The contract to build ''Wally Schirra'' was awarded to [[National Steel and Shipbuilding Company]] (NASSCO) of [[San Diego, California]], on 11&nbsp;January 2005. Her keel was laid down on 14&nbsp;April 2008, and she was launched and christened 8&nbsp;March 2009 in a ceremony held at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. Serving as ship's sponsor, [[Josephine Schirra]] christened the ship in honor of her late husband.<ref Name="navnews352009"/>

''Wally Schirra'' is the eighth ship of the ''Lewis and Clark'' class, and as part of [[Military Sealift Command]]'s Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force, ''Wally Schirra'' is crewed by 124 civil service mariners and 11 Navy Sailors. The ship is designed to operate independently for extended periods at sea and can carry two helicopters and additional military personnel to conduct vertical replenishment.<ref Name="navnews352009"/>

== References ==
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==External links==
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*{{cite web
 | url         = http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/75/7508.htm
 | title       = USNS ''Wally Schirra'' (T-AKE-8)
 | last        = Priolo |first = Gary P. | date = 25 April 2008
 | work        = Service Ship Photo Archive | publisher = NavSource Online
 | access-date = 2008-05-13 }}

{{Lewis and Clark class dry cargo ship}}

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