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USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Oscar - Quebec
 NAOQ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Op. Restore Hope, Somalia)
Shughart Class Large Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:
  • Built in 1980 as the commercial container ship MV Laura Maersk at Lindovaerftet, Odense, Denmark and lengthened by Hyundai in 1987
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered for commercial service in June 1980
  • Acquired by the US Navy under long term charter, date unknown
  • Converted to a Shughart Class Large Medium Speed Roll on/Roll off ship at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Assigned to MSC as USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295), 7 May 1996
  • USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295) is one of the Navy's 28 Strategic Sealift Ships operated by MSC
  • USNS Shughart is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Readiness Operational Status 4 (ROS-4)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 32,589t.(lt) 61,737 t.(fl)
    Length 908' 8"
    Beam 105' 6"
    Draft 34' 8" (max)
    Speed 24 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 312,461 sq. ft.
    Complement 12 reduced / 28 up to 45 full, Civilian Mariners, 50 Navy (2 officers, 48 enlisted)
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Armament none
    Propulsion 1 Burmeister & Wain 12L90 GFCA diesel; 1 shaft; bow and stern thrusters
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    Shughart 63k USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Global Security web site
    Shughart 38k USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Shughart 70k USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295) at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar, 11 October 2001 Photo by Daniel Ferro
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295) at NavSource
    Sergeant First Class Randall D. Shughart United States Army Medal of Honor Citation
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Not Applicable to this ship
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR
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    Last Updated 7 July 2008