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USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311)

Watson Class Vehicle Cargo Ship- (LMSR) Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:
  • Laid down, 15 April 1997, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Launched, 28 February 1998
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 1 December 1998
  • Assigned to the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311)
  • USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311) is one of the Navy's 19 LMSRs, and is assigned to Afloat Prepositioning Ship Squadron Four at Diego Garcia
    Specifications:
    Displacement 29,000 t.(lt) 62,644 t.(fl)
    Length 950'
    Beam 106'
    Draft 34' (max)
    Speed 24 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 300,00 sq. ft. plus 49,991 sq. ft. deck cargo
    Complement 30 civilian mariners
    Armament none
    Propulsion gas turbines, two propellers
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    Sisler 82k USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC web site
    Sisler 52k USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311) underway with the assistance of a tug at Charleston, S.C., date unknown. Note; USS Yorktown (CVS-10) in the background at the Patriots Point Museum.
    US Navy photo.    		 Global Security web site
    Sisler 63k USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311) moored to a buoy, date and location unknown. Photo by Peter Westdijk
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311) at NavSource
    First Lieutenant George K. Sisler 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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