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USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Mike - Juliet
 NAMJ
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2)
Gordon Class Large Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:
  • Built in Denmark as MV Selandia in 1972 and lengthened by Hyundai in 1984
  • Launched, date unknown
  • Delivered for commercial service, date unknown
  • Acquired by the US Navy under long term charter, date unknown
  • Converted to a US Navy Vehicle Roll-on/Roll-off Ship (LMSR) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA., contract date 23 May 1997
  • Assigned to MSC as USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298)
  • USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298) is one of the Navy's 28 Strategic Sealift Ships operated by MSC
  • USNS Gilliland is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in ROS-4 status which means she is maintained in a four-day readiness status
    Specifications:
    Displacement 32,589 t.(lt) 65,000 t.(fl)
    Length 954'
    Beam 105' 9"
    Draft 36' (max)
    Speed 24 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 284,064 sq. ft. plus 49,991 sq. ft. deck cargo
    Complement 12 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian mariners, 50 US Navy personnel
    Armament none
    Propulsion 1 Burmeister & Wain 12K84EF diesel; 26,000 hp(m) (19.11 MW); 2 Burmeister & Wain 9K84EF diesels, 39,000 hp(m) (28.66 MW); 3 shafts (center cp prop) bow thruster
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    Commercial Service
    Gilliland 71k SS Selandia working cargo at Hamburg, Germany in February 1984. Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
    USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298)
    Gilliland 230k USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC Web Site
    Gilliland 56k USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298) at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar, 2 October 1997. Photo by Daniel Ferro
    Gilliland 55k USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298) underway, date and location unknown. Photo by Peter Westdijk the Netherlands
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS Gilliland (T-AKR-298) at NavSource
    Corporal Charles L. Gilliland 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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