From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306)
USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306)
Complement: 26 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian
mariners
50 US Navy personnel
USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306) is a Bob Hope-class roll on
roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. She
was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Or-
leans and delivered to the Navy on 10 September 2003.
They assigned her to the United States Department of De-
fense’s Military Sealift Command.[1] Benavidez is named
for Medal of Honor recipient Master Sergeant Roy Be-
navidez, and is one of 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a pri-
vate company under contract to the Military Sealift Com-
mand. She is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and
Career (United is maintained in Ready Operational Status 4.
States)
Name: USNS Benavidez
References
[1] "USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306)". United States
Operator: Military Sealift Command
Department of Defense. http://www.msc.navy.mil/
Builder: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, inventory/ships.asp?ship=12. Retrieved
New Orleans 2010-02-22.
Laid down: 15 December 1999
Launched: 11 August 2001 Further reading
Completed: 10 September 2003 • United States Coast Guard (USCG) (2010). "USNS
Benavidez". Port State Information Exchange. U.S.
Status: in active service, as of 2011 Department of Homeland Security.
General characteristics http://psix.uscg.mil/PSIX/
PSIXDetails.aspx?VesselID=512999. Retrieved
Class and type: Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle 2010-02-25.
cargo ship • American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) (2010). "USNS
Displacement: 35,500 t.(lt) Benavidez (Vessel Details)". ABS Record. American
62096 t.(fl) Bureau of Shipping. http://www.eagle.org/safenet/
Length: 950 ft (290 m)
record/
record_vesseldetailsprinparticular?Classno=03112025&Accesstype=
Beam: 106 ft (32 m) Retrieved 2010-02-25.
Draft: 34 ft (10 m)
Propulsion: 4 x Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels External links
65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
• Media related to USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306) at
Speed: 24 knots (44 km/h) Wikimedia Commons
Capacity: 300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2)
49,991 sq ft (4,644.3 m2) deck cargo
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Categories: Bob Hope class vehicle cargo ships, Active auxiliary ships of the United States, 2001 ships, Ships built in
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