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USNS Pililaau (T-AKR-304)

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Bob Hope Class Vehicle Cargo Ship- (LMSR) Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:
  • Laid down, 29 June 1998, at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Avondale Operations, New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 29 January 2000
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 24 July 2001
  • Assigned to the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Pililaau (T-AKR-304)
  • USNS Pililaau (T-AKR-304) is one of the Navy's 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to MSC
  • USNS Pililaau is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Ready Operational Status 4 (ROS-4)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 35,500 t.(lt) 62,069 t.(fl)
    Length 951'
    Beam 106'
    Draft 34' (max)
    Speed 24 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 380,000 sq. ft. plus 49,991 sq. ft. deck cargo
    Complement 26 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian mariners, 50 US Navy personnel
    Armament none
    Propulsion 4 Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels, 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW) 2 GE Marine LM gas turbines, 64,000 hp (7.7 MW), 2 shafts, cp props
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    Pililaau 34k USNS Pililaau (T-AKR-304) prior to launching, 29 January 2000, at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Avondale Operations, New Orleans, LA.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC Web Site
    Pililaau 226k USNS Pililaau (T-AKR-304) christening and launching, 29 January 2000, at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Avondale Operations, New Orleans, LA.
    US Navy MSC photo    		 Bill Gonyo
    There is no DANFS history available for USS Pililaau (T-AKR-304) at NavSource
    Private First Class Herbert K. Pililaau United States Army Medal of Honor Citation
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR
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