USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311)
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Career (US) |
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Awarded: |
20 October 1994 |
Builder: |
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
Laid down: |
15 April 1997 |
Launched: |
28 February 1998 |
In service: |
1 December 1998 |
Status: |
in service |
General characteristics |
Class and type: | Watson-class vehicle cargo ship |
Displacement: | 29,000 tons |
Length: | 950 ft |
Beam: | 106 ft |
Draft: | 34 ft |
Propulsion: | Gas turbine |
USNS Sisler (T-ARK-311) is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 33 ships in the Prepositioning Program. She is a Watson-class vehicle cargo ship named for First Lieutenant George K. Sisler, a Medal of Honor recipient.
Laid down on 15 April 1997 and launched on 28 February 1998, Sisler was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 1 December 1998.
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