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T-AKR-312 Dahl

Watson Class Vehicle Cargo Ship- (LMSR) Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:
  • Laid down, 12 November 1997, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Launched, 2 October 1998
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 13 July 1999
  • Assigned to the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Dahl (T-AKR-312)
  • Dahl (T-AKR-312) is one of the Navy's 19 LMSRs, and is assigned to Afloat Prepositioning Ship Squadron Four
    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, 5 Navy
    Armament none
    Propulsion gas turbines, two propellers
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    Dahl 88k Dahl (T-AKR-312) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC web site
    Dahl 49k Dahl (T-AKR-312) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Photo by Peter Westdijk the Netherlands
    There is no DANFS history available for Dahl (T-AKR-312) at NavSource
    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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