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T-AK-294 / T-AKR-294 Antares

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Echo - Juliet
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal
Algol Class (Roll-on/Roll-off Vehicle) Cargo Ship:
  • Laid down as SS Sea-Land Galloway at A.G. Weser, Bremen, Germany, (date unknown)
  • Launched, 1 May 1972
  • Delivered to Sea-Land in 1 September 1972
  • Acquired by the US Navy, (date unknown)
  • Assigned to MSC as USNS Antares (T-AK-294)
  • Redesignated Roll-on/Roll-off Vehicle Cargo Ship (T-AKR-294), 1 November 1983
  • Antares (T-AKR-294) was one the eight Fast Sealift Ships in the Surge Force, assigned to MSC Atlantic
  • Antares returned to MARAD custody in 5-day RRF status, 1 October 2007
    Specifications:
    Displacement 29,692 t.(lt) 61,987 t.(fl)
    Length 947'
    Beam 106'
    Draft 34' 10"
    Speed 33 kts.
    Complement 43 civilian mariners
    Armament none
    Propulsion 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers, 875 psi (61.6kg/cm2); 950°F (510°C); 2 GE MST-19 steam turbines; 120,000 hp, two propellers
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    Antares 201k Antares (T-AKR-294) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC web site
    Antares 65k Antares (T-AKR-294) at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar, 12 September 1995. Photo by Daniel Ferro
    Antares 116k Antares (T-AKR-294) moored pierside at Charleston, S.C. while loading out in support of the Gulf war, June 2005. Jack Treutle
    Antares 41k Antares (T-AKR-294) underway, date and place unknown. Photo by Peter Westdijk the Netherlands
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Not Applicable to this ship
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Fact File - Fast Sealift Ships - T-AKR
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    Last Updated 12 October 2007