U.S.N.S. Comet
T-AK-269
1958
(Hai 501)
- Class: Comet -- 1 Vehicle Cargo Ship of 1955
- Displacement: 8,175 tons light / 18,286 tons full load
- Dimensions: 499' x 78' x 29'2"
- Machinery: 2 steam turbines (General Electric), 2 boilers (Babcock & Wilcox); 13,200 shp; 2 shafts = 18 knots
- Complement: 44 civilian
- Builder: Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, Chester, PA
- Laid down: 15 May 1956
- Launched: 31 Jul 1957
- In service: 27 Jan 1958
- Notes: C3-ST-14A type built specifically for naval service. Can accomodate 700 vehicles in her after holds, with two forward holds intended for general cargo. Reclassified to vehicle cargo ship T-LSV 7 on 1 Jun 1963, and again to T-AKR 7 on 1 Jan 1969. Transferred to MarAd and assigned to RRF 15 Mar 1985.
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