USNS COMET V / NJZP
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USNS Comet , Rotterdam , 1991

Dates of Shipment and Discharge : June - Nov. / 1991
Voyage Destination : Round the world, U.S. East Coast / Netherlands / Persian Gulf / Far East / U.S. West Coast.



Ship's Data:
Delivered / Builder / Hull # : 24-Jan-58/ Sun Shipbuilding Chester, PA. /601
Class : C3-ST-14a ( First Roll-on Roll-off Cargo Ship )
Length / Beam / Draft : 467 / 78 / 27 ft
Tonnage: 10,111 Grt / 13800 Dwt
Engine / Speed : Two steam turbines, twin shafts / ~ 20 kts.

History :
31 July 1957, Laid down
27 Jan. 1958, Delivered to Navy.as Cargo Ship USNS Comet (T-AK-269)
01 Jan. 1963, Redesignated Vehicle Landing Ship, (T-LSV-7)
Redesignated Vehicle Cargo Ship/ Roll-on/Roll-off Ship, (AKR-7)
Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.


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