Name USNS Benavidez Completed 10 September 2003 Construction started 15 December 1999 Length 290 m | Laid down 15 December 1999 Status in active service Launched 11 August 2001 | |
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Operator Military Sealift Command Class and type Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship Builders Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans | ||
USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306) is a Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. She was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 10 September 2003. They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command. Benavidez is named for Medal of Honor recipient Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez, and is one of 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to the Military Sealift Command. She is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Ready Operational Status 4.
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