nelson, brittin, formerly, usns, brittin, hope, class, roll, roll, vehicle, cargo, ship, united, states, navy, built, northrop, grumman, ship, systems, orleans, delivered, navy, july, 2002, they, assigned, united, states, department, defense, military, sealift. MV Nelson V Brittin formerly USNS Brittin T AKR 305 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 11 July 2002 They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense s Military Sealift Command 1 2 Brittin is named for Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant First Class Nelson V Brittin 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 History United States NameBrittin OperatorMilitary Sealift Command BuilderNorthrop Grumman Ship Systems New Orleans Laid down3 May 1999 Launched11 November 2000 In service11 July 2002 Stricken12 April 2023 IdentificationIMO number 9193575 MMSI number 303890000 Callsign NBJV StatusStricken General characteristics Class and typeBob Hope class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship Displacement35 500 t lt 62 096 t fl Length951 ft 5 in 290 0 m Beam106 ft 32 3 m Draft34 ft 10 in 10 6 m maximum Propulsion4 Colt Pielstick 10 PC4 2 V diesels 65 160 hp m 47 89 MW 2 GE Marine LM gas turbines 64 000 hp 7 7 MW 2 shafts cp props Speed24 knots 44 km h Capacity300 000 sq ft 28 000 m2 49 991 sq ft 4 644 3 m2 deck cargo Complement26 reduced up to 45 full civilian mariners 50 US Navy personnel On 12 April 2023 Brittin was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 1 As of April 30th 2024 she is moored in Portland OR References edit a b BRITTIN AKR 305 Naval Vessel Register Retrieved 5 June 2023 USNS Brittin T AKR 305 Military Sealift Command Retrieved 22 February 2010 Further reading edit USNSBrittin 1287 Port State Information Exchange United States Coast Guard Retrieved 2010 02 25 USNSBrittin 02112485 ABS Record American Bureau of Shipping Retrieved 2010 02 25 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 9193575 nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MV Nelson V Brittin amp oldid 1221551810, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
