Ordered 15 September 1993 In service 23 June 1998 Beam 106 ft Launched 26 July 1997 Weight 29,470 tons Draft 10 m | Laid down 23 May 1996 Fate in service Construction started 23 May 1996 Length 290 m Displacement 26.31 million kg | |
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Class and type Watson-class vehicle cargo ship Builder National Steel and Shipbuilding Company | ||
USNS Watson (T-AKR-310) is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 33 ships in the Prepositioning Program. She is the lead ship of her class of vehicle cargo ships.
She was named for Private George Watson, a Medal of Honor recipient.
Laid down on 23 May 1996 and launched on 26 July 1997, Watson was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 23 June 1998.
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