USNS Dahl (T-AKR-312)

USNS Dahl in 2008
History
United States
Awarded:	20 October 1994
Builder:	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Laid down:	12 November 1997
Launched:	2 October 1998
In service:	13 July 1999
Identification:	IMO number: 9117040 MMSI number: 368700000 Callsign: NZJB
Status:	in active 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 Dahl (T-AKR-312) 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 Specialist Larry G. Dahl, a Medal of Honor recipient.

Laid down on 12 November 1997 and launched on 2 October 1998, Dahl was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 13 July 1999.

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References

• This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.