USNS WATKINS   (T-AKR 315)
Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship

Photo by Ken Wright, National Steel and Shipbuilding Company View Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins' Medal of Honor citation

USNS Watkins is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 30 ships in Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program. • Length:  950 feet • Beam:  106 feet • Draft:  34 feet • Displacement:  62,644 long tons • Speed:  24.0 knots • Civilian:  30 contract mariners • Government-Owned/    Chartered:  Government-owned   Click on image at left for larger picture.

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This vessel is operated by the U.S. government and used only on non-commercial government service.

Last modified: August 25, 2011