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Cargo ship of the United States Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314) is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 33 ships in the Prepositioning Program. She is a Watson-class vehicle cargo ship named for Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton, a Medal of Honor recipient.
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United States | |
Ordered | 26 November 1996 |
Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down | 4 January 1999 |
Launched | 11 December 1999 |
In service | 23 May 2000 |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Watson-class vehicle cargo ship |
Displacement | 69,000 tons |
Length | 950 ft |
Beam | 106 ft |
Draft | 34 ft |
Propulsion | Gas turbine |
Laid down on 4 January 1999 and launched on 11 December 1999, Charlton was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 23 May 2000.
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