MSC Military Sealift Command
Ship Inventory

USNS MAJ STEPHEN W. PLESS   (T-AK 3007)
Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ship

USNS MAJ STEPHEN W. PLESS

View Maj. Stephen W. Pless' Medal of Honor citation

USNS MAJ Stephen W. Pless is one of Military Sealift Command's twelve Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 26 ships in Military Sealift Command's Sealift Program Office.

• Length:  821 feet
• Beam:  105 feet, 8 inches
• Draft:  34 feet
• Displacement:  51,612 long tons
• Speed:  20.0 knots
• Civilian:  26 contract mariners
• Government-Owned/
   Chartered: 
Government-owned
 

Click on image at left for larger picture.

Return to ship inventory main page Glossary of Terms
This vessel is operated by the U.S. government and used only on non-commercial government service.

Last modified: April 18, 2013 

This is an Official U.S. Navy Web site and is the official web site of the Military Sealift Command. For more information on employment with the Navy, visit Navy Jobs. MSC reports to Fleet Forces Command and is one of three component commands reporting to the U.S. Transportation Command, known as USTRANSCOM.