Gordon-class vehicle cargo ship

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Class overview
BuildersBurmeister & Wain Shipyard Denmark
OperatorsMilitary Sealift Command
In commission1997–2023
Completed2
Laid up2
General characteristics
TypeRoll on roll off vehicle cargo ship
Displacement32,589 t.(lt) 65,000 t.(fl)
Length954 ft (291 m)
Beam105 ft 9 in (32.23 m)
Draft36 ft (11 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Burmeister & Wain 12K84EF diesel
  • 26,000 hp(m) (19.11 MW)
  • 2 × Burmeister & Wain 9K84EF diesels, 39,000 hp(m) (28.66 MW)
  • 3 shafts (center cp prop) bow thruster
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity
  • 284,064 sq ft (26,390.4 m2)
  • 49,991 sq ft (4,644.3 m2) deck cargo
Complement12 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian mariners 50 US Navy personnel
ArmamentNone
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter landing pad

The Gordon-class vehicle cargo ship is a class of Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship used for prepositioning of military vehicles and other materiel by the United States Navy. Both ships were originally merchant vessels and were acquired and converted by the Navy. Both ships of the class were in the Military Sealift Command but are now stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and are in the Ready Reserve Force.[1]

Ships in class

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Ship Hull. No. Namesake Launched Years active Status Refs
Gary I. Gordon T-AKR-296 Gary Gordon 12 September 1972 23 August 1998 - 26 April 2023 Stricken, in Ready Reserve Force [2]
Charles L. Gilliland T-AKR-298 Charles L. Gilliland 21 April 1972 23 May 1997 - 17 May 2023 Stricken, in Ready Reserve Force [2]

References

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  1. ^ "NDRF January 2025 Archive". maritime.dot.gov. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Status of Ships". nvr.navy.mil. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.