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USNS Richard G. Matthiesen (T-AOT-1124)
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 MV Richard G. Matthiesen (AOT-1124) (1986 - 2003)

AOT-1121 Champion Class T-5 Tanker:
  • Built in 1985 by American Ship Building Co., Tampa, FL. for Ocean Product Tankers of Houston, Texas, for long-term time charter to MSC
  • Delivered in 1986 and placed in service by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as MV Richard G. Matthiesen (AOT-1124)
  • Purchased by the US Navy in 2003 from Ocean Product Tankers, redesignated, USNS Richard G. Matthiesen (T-AOT-1124)
  • Scheduled to be returned to the Maritime Administration, 31 March 2011
    Specifications:
    Displacement 39,624 t.(fl)
    Length 615'
    Beam 90'
    Draft 24' 8" (mean)
    Speed 16 kts.
    Complement 24
    Cargo Capacity 237,766 bbls
    Armament none
    Propulsionone Sulzer 5RTA 76 diesel; 18,400 hp sustained; 1 shaft
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    MV Richard G. Matthiesen (AOT-1124) - Marad RRF
    Richard G. Matthiesen 70k MV Richard G. Matthiesen (T-AOT-1124) underway, date and location unknown. Photo by Peter Westdijk
    USNS Richard G. Matthiesen (T-AOT-1124)
    Richard G. Matthiesen 134k USNS Richard G. Matthiesen (T-AOT-1124) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Military Sealift Command
    Richard G. Matthiesen 1725k USNS Richard G. Matthiesen (T-AOT-1124) docking at San Diego, May 2009. Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Richard G. Matthiesen 1560k USNS Richard G. Matthiesen (T-AOT-1124) moored at Rodeo, CA. in the Carquinez Straits, 5 June 2009. Photo by CAPT. Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG (ret.)
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