Name USNS Mendonca Completed 30 January 2001 Construction started 3 November 1997 Length 290 m | Laid down 3 November 1997 Status in active service Launched 25 May 1999 | |
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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 Mendonca (T-AKR-303) 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. Mendonca is named for Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Leroy A. Mendonca, 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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