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USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Tango - Charlie
 NJTC
Watson Class Vehicle Cargo Ship- (LMSR) Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:
  • Laid down, 4 January 1999, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Launched, 11 December 1999
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 23 May 2000
  • Assigned to the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314)
  • USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314) 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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    Charlton 105k USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC web site
    There is no DANFS history available for Charlton (T-AKR-314) at NavSource
    Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton United State 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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