MV Roy P. Benavidez
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Name | USNS Benavidez |
Operator | Military Sealift Command |
Builder | Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans |
Laid down | 15 December 1999 |
Launched | 11 August 2001 |
Completed | 10 September 2003 |
In service | 10 September 2003 |
Out of service | 21 September 2022 |
Stricken | 21 September 2022 |
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Status | Stricken |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 951 ft 5 in (290.0 m) |
Beam | 106 ft (32.3 m) |
Draft | 34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
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USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306) was a Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. She was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 10 September 2003.[1] They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command.[2] Benavidez is named for Medal of Honor recipient Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez, and is one of 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to the Military Sealift Command. She was assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Ready Operational Status 4. On 21 September 2022, Benavidez left service and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.[1]
In March, 2024, she was designated to assist in construction of the Gaza floating pier.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "BENAVIDEZ (AKR 306)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306)". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
- ^ SAM LAGRONE; MALLORY SHELBOURNE (March 12, 2024). "Army Watercraft Depart for Gaza Port Mission, Navy Preparing East Coast Reserve Ship to Sail". USNI News. US Naval Institute.
Further reading
[edit]- "USNS Benavidez (512999)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
- "USNS Benavidez (03112025)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
External links
[edit]Media related to IMO 9218210 at Wikimedia Commons
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