USNS Comet (T-AKR 7)

- formerly T-LSV 7, formerly T-AK 269 -
- Ready Reserve Force -

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Built for the Military Sea Transportation Service (later Military Sealift Command) to operate in the northern Atlantic as a vehicle cargo ship, the COMET initially entered service as T-AK 269. Redesignated as T-LSV 7 on January 1, 1963, and later as T-AKR 7, the ship continued service in the northern Atlantic until relieved by the ADM. WM. M. CALLAGHAN (T-AKR 1001) in the 1970^th. The COMET later transfered to the US west coast and was assigned to the MARAD Ready Reserve Force in March 1986. Today, the COMET is berthed at Alameda, Calif., capable of being fully activated within 10 days.

The COMET is fitted with an enforced bow for arctic operations and is the fourth ship in the Navy to bear the name.

General Characteristics:	Launched: July 31, 1957
	Delivered: January 27, 1958
	Builder: Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.
	Propulsion system: two boilers, two steam turbines
	Propellers: two
	Length: 499 feet (152.1 meters)
	Beam: 78 feet (23.8 meters)
	Draft: 28.9 feet (8.8 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 18,286 tons full load
	Speed: 16+ knots
	Aircraft: none
	Armament: none
	Capacity: up to 700 vehicles and cargo
	Crew: 56
	Homeport: Alameda, Calif.

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS COMET. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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USNS COMET Image Gallery:

The photos below were taken by me and show the COMET berthed at Alameda, Calif., on July 18, 2006.

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