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Vehicle Cargo Ships - AKR

Vehicle Cargo Ships are used to rapidly transport US military unit equipment such as tanks, helicopters, wheeled vehicles and other heavy equipment, to support deployed forces worldwide. These ships are normally maintained in a reduced operating status, capable of being fully activated within a few days. A nucleus crew maintains each ship, with additional crew members coming aboard for activation. The ships are activated periodically to participate in exercises and operations. The Vehicle Cargo Ships are operated by a private sector company under contract with the Military Sealift Command and crewed by U.S. Merchant Marine personnel.
Five large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships, or LMSRs, display the impressive capabilities of the Military Sealift Command as they berth together in Newport News, Va. They are (left to right) USNS Seay, USNS Mendonca, USNS Watkins, USNS Gordon and USNS Gilliland. Photo by Nobe Smith.


Comet T-AKR 7 - class

- Roll-on/roll-off Ship -



Ship's NameHull NumberHomeport / Status
COMETT-AKR 7Alameda, CA



Meteor T-AKR 9 - class

- Roll-on/roll-off Ship -



Ship's NameHull NumberHomeport / Status
METEORT-AKR 9Alameda, CA



Algol T-AKR 287 - class

- Fast Sealift Ships -



Ship's NameHull NumberHomeport / Status
ALGOLT-AKR 287New Orleans, LA
BELLATRIXT-AKR 288Jacksonville, FL
DENEBOLAT-AKR 289Bayonne, NJ
POLLUXT-AKR 290New Orleans, LA
ALTAIRT-AKR 291Jacksonville, FL
REGULUST-AKR 292New Orleans, LA
CAPELLAT-AKR 293Jacksonville, FL
ANTAREST-AKR 294Jacksonville, FL



Shughart T-AKR 295 - class

- Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships (LMSR) -



Ship's NameHull NumberHomeport / Status
SHUGHARTT-AKR 295Baltimore, MD
YANOT-AKR 297Newport News, VA
SODERMANT-AKR 299decommissioned, recommissioned as AK



Gordon T-AKR 296 - class

- Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships (LMSR) -



Ship's NameHull NumberHomeport / Status
GORDONT-AKR 296Atlantic
GILLILANDT-AKR 298Atlantic



Bob Hope T-AKR 300 - class

- Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships (LMSR) -



Ship's NameHull NumberHomeport / Status
BOB HOPET-AKR 300Diego Garcia
FISHERT-AKR 301Atlantic
SEAYT-AKR 302Philadelphia, PA
MENDONCAT-AKR 303Philadelphia, PA
PILILAAUT-AKR 304New Orleans, LA
BRITTINT-AKR 305New Orleans, LA
BENAVIDEZT-AKR 306New Orleans, LA



Watson T-AKR 310 - class

- Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships (LMSR) -
- Prepositioning Ships -




Ship's NameHull NumberHomeport / Status
WATSONT-AKR 310Diego Garcia
SISLERT-AKR 311Diego Garcia
DAHLT-AKR 312Diego Garcia
RED CLOUDT-AKR 313Diego Garcia
CHARLTONT-AKR 314Diego Garcia
WATKINST-AKR 315Diego Garcia
POMEROYT-AKR 316Diego Garcia
SODERMANT-AKR 317Diego Garcia



Adm. WM. M. Callaghan T-AKR 1001 - class

- Roll-on/roll-off Ship -



Ship's NameHull NumberHomeport / Status
ADM. WM. M. CALLAGHANT-AKR 1001Alameda, CA




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