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The MV Ocean Trader (ex-Cragside) is a Special Warfare Support vessel being prepared for the United States Military Sealift Command.
The vessel has been proposed to serve as a special operations base for up to 200 troops, hangar bays for helicopters, gyms and weapons lockers.
History
Cragside was launched by Odense Steel Shipyard in 2010, and completed in 2011 for Maersk Line.
In November 2013, Maersk was awarded a $73 million contract to convert the ship.
References
MV C Ocean Trader Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA