Name USNS Brittin Completed 11 July 2002 Length 290 m Launched 11 November 2000 | Laid down 3 May 1999 Status in active service Construction started 3 May 1999 | |
Class and type Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship Builders | ||
USNS Brittin (T-AKR-305) 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 30 January 2001 . They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command. Brittin is named for Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant First Class Nelson V. Brittin, 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, however currently sits in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, Washington.
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