USNS Matthew Perry

USNS Matthew Perry is a of the United States Navy, named in honor of Commodore Matthew C. Perry, who led the effort to open Japan to trade with the West.
The contract to build Matthew Perry was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company 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. During the 21 days of operations, Matthew Perry completed 17 separate replenishment events, delivering more than of fuel and transporting relief supplies.
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.