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USNS GORDON   (T-AKR 296)
Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ship

USNS GORDON

View Master Sergeant Gary I. Gordon's Medal of Honor citation

USNS Gordon is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 26 ships in Military Sealift Command's Sealift Program Office.

• Length:  954 feet
• Beam:  105 feet, 8 inches
• Draft:  35 feet, 9 inches
• Displacement:  59,803 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: September 12, 2007 

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