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USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) is one of the Navy's 19 LMSRs, and is assigned to Afloat Prepositioning Ship Squadron Four

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Specifications:
Displacement 29,000 t.(lt) 62,644 t.(fl)
Length 951'4"
Beam 106'
Draft 34' (max)
Speed 24 kts.
Cargo Capacity 292,000 sq. ft.

Complement

Civilian Mariners 26 up to 45

US Navy Personnel 50
Armament none

Propulsion

two GE Marine LM gas turbines; 64,000 hp (7.7 MW)

two shafts, cp props

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	76k	Namesake President Harry S. Truman presenting the Medal of Honor to Private First Class William A. Soderman US Army in the Rose Garden at the White House, 12 October 1945..		Robert Hurst
	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
	358k	Starboard ae3rial view of USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) under way during builder's sea trials, 28 August 2002. Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-SC-03-12980		Robert Hurst
	89k	USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) at anchor in Diego Garcia, date unknown. Photo by Ron VanDrachek.		Jack Treutle
	256k	Sailors of Mobile Security Detachment 32 is transported in a US Navy 50-foot workboat to embark on board USNS Soderman (T-AKR 317) at anchor in Souda harbor, Crete, Greece, 3 December 2006. The detachment is part of the San Diego-based Mobile Security Squadron Three and is currently deployed in support of Operation Vigilant Mariner (OVM). OVM provides on board security teams to protect MSC ships and their civilian crews as they sail into harms way to support thousands of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines fighting the global war on terrorism. The team will be onboard Soderman for her transit to the Persian Gulf. US Navy photo # 061203-N-0780F-011 by Paul Farley.		Robert Hurst
	233k	USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) prepares to moor pierside at Naval Station Everett, 23 February 2007. US Navy photo # 070223-N-8870B-003 by MCC Jon J. Baker.		Lee Wahler and Robert Hurst
	166k	USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) during a simulated disaster relief exercise in Guatemala, in 2007. Soderman's stern ramp is used to load and unload military vehicles at sea via floating barges called the Improved Naval Lighterage System. US Navy photo by MCSN Omar A. Dominquez.		Robert Hurst
	111k	USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy (MSC) photo.		Robert Hurst
	223k	Sailors assigned to Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific (CTF 75), Coastal Riverine Squadron Three, and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB-133) off-load supplies, including two riverine command boats, from USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317). The new command boats will bring added versatility to CTF-75 and increase capabilities and readiness in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. US Navy photo # 141124-N-XO016-322 SANTA RITA, Guam (Nov. 24, 2014)		Lee Wahler

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USNS Soderman (T-AKR-3017)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

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Private First Class William A. Soderman United States Army Medal of Honor Citation

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Defense Video Imagery Distribution System - USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317)
Navy Fact File - Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR

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