USNS Watson (T-AKR-310)

History
United States
Ordered	15 September 1993
Builder	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Laid down	23 May 1996
Launched	26 July 1997
In service	23 June 1998
Identification	IMO number: 9112727 MMSI number: 368707000 Callsign: NHLS
Status	in service
General characteristics
Class and type	Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
Displacement	29,000 tons
Length	950 ft
Beam	106 ft
Draft	34 ft
Propulsion	Gas turbine

USNS Watson (T-AKR-310) is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 33 ships in the Prepositioning Program. She is the lead ship of her class of vehicle cargo ships.

She was named for Private George Watson, a Medal of Honor recipient.

Laid down on 23 May 1996 and launched on 26 July 1997, Watson was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 23 June 1998.

References[]

• USNS Watson (T-AKR-310) at navsource.org

External links[]

• Media related to IMO 9112727 at Wikimedia Commons

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.