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USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Oscar - Quebec
NAOQ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2-Op. Restore Hope, Somalia)

Shughart Class Large Medium-speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship:

Built in 1980 as the commercial container ship MV Laura Maersk at Lindovaerftet, Odense, Denmark and lengthened by Hyundai in 1987

Launched, date unknown

Delivered for commercial service in June 1980

Acquired by the US Navy under long term charter, date unknown

Converted to a Shughart Class Large Medium Speed Roll on/Roll off ship at National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA.

Assigned to MSC as USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295), 7 May 1996

USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295) is one of the Navy's 28 Strategic Sealift Ships operated by MSC

USNS Shughart is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Readiness Operational Status 4 (ROS-4)

Specifications:
Displacement 32,589t.(lt) 61,737 t.(fl)
Length 908' 8"
Beam 105' 6"
Draft 34' 8" (max)
Speed 24 kts.
Cargo Capacity 312,461 sq. ft.
Complement 12 reduced / 28 up to 45 full, Civilian Mariners, 50 Navy (2 officers, 48 enlisted)
Aircraft helicopter platform only
Armament none
Propulsion 1 Burmeister & Wain 12L90 GFCA diesel; 1 shaft; bow and stern thrusters

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
0954029506	263k	High oblique aerial bow-on view of Military Sealift Command (MSC) vehicle transport ship *USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** underway on sea trials off San Diego, CA., 16 April 1996. National Steel & Shipbuilding Co photo contributed to Wikimedia Commons by National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures as part of a cooperation project facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner National Archives and Records Administration. DPLA identifier: b8ad558a8e6f06f98f9835ce61b7c8ec. National Archives Identifier: 6502085.	Robert Hurst
0954029507	287k	Oblique aerial starboard bow view of *USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295) and USNS Gordon (T-AKR-296)** tied up at the Newport News commercial coal piers, 31 August 1996. At the pier in the background is an out of service Silas Bent class oceanographic survey ship. Photo by Robert J. Sitar (USN Ret) contributed to Wikimedia Commons by National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner National Archives and Records Administration. DPLA identifier: 7e9fd9ce21007fbfdaf08417bd8e82db National Archives Identifier: 6495418.	Robert Hurst
	63k	*USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	Global Security web site
	38k	*USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	70k	*USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** at anchor in the Bay of Gibraltar, 11 October 2001.	Photo by Daniel Ferro
	1766k	*USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** unloading US Army Strykers. The vehicles were prepped, loaded onto rail cars and returned to Fort Wainwright where crews will begin an overhaul as part of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division's reset, 2 February 2007. US Army photo by John Pennell.	Photo by Daniel Ferro
0954029505	145k	After passing a customs inspection in Kuwait, an Army M114 Hummer is parked in front of *USNS Shughart* (T-AKR 295) before Navy cargo handlers with Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group (NAVELSG) Port Group Echo loads it aboard Shughart*. U.S. Navy photo # 061215-N-5758H-002* by MCSN Kenneth R. Hendrix.	Robert Hurst
0954029508	156k	The U.S. Military Sealift Command chartered tugboat *Signet Warhorse* tows *USNS Shughart* (T-AKR-295)** from Newport News Marine Terminal, Virginia, to Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas, where the vessel will permanently join MARAD's Ready Reserve Force (RRF), 11 April 2022. U.S Navy photo # 220411-N-AC165-0001	Robert Hurst

USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Sergeant First Class Randall D. Shughart United States Army Medal of Honor Citation
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Navy Fact File - Large, Medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off Ships - T-AKR

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