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USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC 20)
Command Ship
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MSC assumed navigational operation of the ship Sept. 20, 2004.
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USS Mount Whitney is a Military Sealift Command Command Ship and one of the 15 ships in Military Sealift Command's Service Support Program.
| • Length: |
636.5 feet |
| • Beam: |
107.9 feet |
| • Draft: |
24.8 feet |
| • Displacement: |
17,485 tons (full load) |
| • Speed: |
23 knots |
| • Civilian: |
146 civil service mariners |
| • Military: |
157 (ship support) ~300 (staff) expandable to ~700 |
• Government-Owned/
Chartered: |
Government-owned |
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Navigation, deck, engineering, laundry and galley services provided by MSC civil service mariners. Commanded by a Navy officer. Navy mission crew.
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. |
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Last modified: August 27, 2008 |
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