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USNS WATSON   (T-AKR 310)
Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship

USNS WATSON

View Private George Watson's Medal of Honor citation

USNS Watson 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
 

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

Last modified: January 17, 2013 

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