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USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317)

Watson Class Vehicle Cargo Ship- (LMSR) Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:
  • Laid down, 31 October 2000, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.
  • Launched, 26 April 2002
  • Delivered to the US Navy, 24 September 2002
  • Assigned to the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317), operated by Maersk Line Ltd.
  • USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) 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
    Armament none
    Propulsion gas turbines, two propellers
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    Soderman 240k Launching of USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317), 2 April 2002. Soderman is the eighth and final Strategic Sealift ship to be built for the Navy by NASSCO.
    Photo provided by NASSCO    		 Bill Gonyo
    Soderman 89k USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) at anchor in Diego Garcia, date unknown.
    Photo by Ron VanDrachek.    		 Jack Treutle
    Soderman 76k USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) prepares to moor pierside at Naval Station Everett, 23 February 2007.
    US Navy photo # 070223-N-8870B-003 from the Navy Newsstand, photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jon J. Baker.    		 Lee Wahler
    Soderman 111k USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy (MSC) photo.    		 Robert Hurst
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) at NavSource
    Private First Class William A. Soderman United States Army Medal of Honor Citation
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Navy Fact File - Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR
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    Last Updated 22 July 2011