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MSC PAO 97-62
1997年10月28日
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USNS Soderman被命名

USNS Soderman(T-AKR 299),最近的五艘商用集装箱船转换成大,中速,滚动/滚动船舶,并由军事海豹命令开展运营,于10月24日在国家钢铁中重命名and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, Calif. The ship is named for U.S. Army Private First Class William A. Soderman, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for risking his life for his comrades during the German counter-offensive in the Ardennes during World War II.

“Soderman将成为一艘大船!她被转换为响应陆军的要求,而结果是今天最优秀的海运船只之一,”吉姆帕金斯,摩根师傅在仪式上发言的指挥官。Soderman最初将用于介入海上的美国军队战斗支持设备;后来这艘船将作为一个浪涌资产 - 从美国港口送到世界任何地方的军事货物。

Soderman长906.9英尺;最大光束为105.6英尺;草案34.9英尺;55,123吨的位移(满载)和24节的速度。Soderman的货物空间等于近六个足球场,可以在96小时内装载和关闭。这艘船可以携带整个美国陆军装甲特遣部队,包括58辆坦克,48辆其他轨道车辆,加上900多辆卡车和其他轮式车辆。

Soderman将由商船船员乘坐合同致电军事海豹。此外,最多50名军事人员称为Supercargo,将开始监控和维护船上的军事装备,以确保其军事准备。

Soderman is one of 19 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships, called LMSRs, which will be built or converted at U.S. shipyards by the year 2001 in response to the need for expanded sealift capability identified in a congressionally-mandated study done in the early 1990s.