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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

Size	Image Description	Source
63k	*USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
38k	*USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
70k	*USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar, 11 October 2001.	Photo by Daniel Ferro
1766k	*USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** unloading US Army Strykers. The vehicles were prepped, loaded onto rail cars and returned to Fort Wainwright where crews will begin an overhaul as part of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division's reset, 2 February 2007. US Army photo by John Pennell.	Photo by Daniel Ferro

USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Sergeant First Class Randall D. Shughart United States Army Medal of Honor Citation
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Navy Fact File - Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR

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