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USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301)

International Radio Call Sign:
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Bob Hope Class Vehicle Cargo Ship- (LMSR) Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:

Laid down, 15 April 1996, at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Avondale Operations, New Orleans, LA.

Launched, 21 October 1997

Delivered to the US Navy, 4 August 1998

Assigned to the Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301)

Fisher is one of the Navy's 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to MSC

While not in an operational status Fisher is at a layberth in Baltimore,MD.

Fisher is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in ROS-96 status which means she is maintained in a 96-hour readiness status

Specifications:
Displacement 35,500 t.(lt) 62,069 t.(fl)
Length 951'
Beam 106'
Draft 34' (max)
Speed 24 kts.
Cargo Capacity 380,000 sq. ft. plus 49,991 sq. ft. deck cargo

Complement

Civilian Mariners 26 reduced / up to 45 full

US Navy personnel 50

Armament none

Propulsion

four Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V Diesels, 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)

two shafts, cp props

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	374k	*USNS Fisher* (T-AKR-301)** under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	584k	Two M1 Abrams tanks are loaded aboard *USNS Fisher* (T-AKR-301)** at Beaumont, TX., 12 February 2005. US Army photo by Luke Gygaxm 842nd Transportation Battalion	Bill Gonyo
	39k	*USNS Fisher* (T-AKR-301)** unloads Polish army equipment for reloading aboard the German cargo ship MS Geise in Germany for transport to Poland, 21 December 2007. The 65 pieces of Polish equipment along with 850 pieces of equipment from the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, was returning from Southwest Asia. The equipment was moved with the assistance of personnel from Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command?s 950th Transportation Company.US Navy photo by Bram de Jong.	Lee Wahler
	1764k	*USNS Fisher* (T-AKR-301)** moored pierside, Naval Station San Diego, CA. 7 March 2009.	Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	853k	From left to right *USNS Mendonca* (T-AKR-303), USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301) SS Wright (AVB-3)** and the World War II Liberty ship SS John W. Brown moored at Pier 1, Baltimore, 2 June 2010.	Photo by Ramon Jackson
	482k	*USNS Mendonca* (T-AKR-303) and USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301)** moored at Pier 1, Baltimore, 2 June 2010.	Photo by Ramon Jackson
0954030106	140k	Sailors attached to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1 guide Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicles onto the ramp Military Sealift Command *USNS Fisher* (T-AKR 301)** during Operation Pacific Reach Exercise 2017 (OPRex17). OPRex17 is a bilateral training event designed to ensure readiness and sustain the ROK-U.S. Alliance by exercising an Area Distribution Center (ADC), an Air Terminal Supply Point (ATSP), Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (CJLOTS), and the use of rail, inland waterways, and coastal lift operations to validate the operational reach concept. U.S. Navy photo 170415-N-KK081-658 POHANG, Republic of Korea (April 15, 2017) by MC2 Eric Chan.	John Spivey

USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
MSC Photo Gallery USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301)
Navy Fact File - Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR

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