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| Ordered | 20 October 1994 |
| Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down | 15 April 1997 |
| Launched | 28 February 1998 |
| In service | 1 December 1998 |
| Fate | in service |
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| 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 Sisler (T-ARK-311) 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 a Watson-class vehicle cargo ship.
She was named for First Lieutenant George K. Sisler, a Medal of Honor Receipient.
Laid down on 15 April 1997 and launched on 28 February 1998, Sisler was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 1 December 1998.
External Links
- Photo gallery at navsource.org
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.