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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. |
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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. |