USNS Sisler: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
fill-in infobox field |
m Correct cap in header and/or general fixes. |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
|Hide header= |
|Hide header= |
||
|Ship country=US |
|Ship country=US |
||
|Ship flag={{USN flag|2008}} |
|Ship flag={{USN flag|2008}} |
||
|Ship name= |
|Ship name= |
||
|Ship ordered=20 October 1994 |
|Ship ordered=20 October 1994 |
||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
She was named for First Lieutenant [[George K. Sisler]], a [[Medal of Honor]] Receipient. |
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. |
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 |
==External links== |
||
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/54/540311.htm Photo gallery] at navsource.org |
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/54/540311.htm Photo gallery] at navsource.org |
||
{{Watson class vehicle cargo ship}} |
{{Watson class vehicle cargo ship}} |
||
| ⚫ | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sisler}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sisler}} |
||
| Line 64: | Line 66: | ||
[[Category:Ships built in San Diego, California]] |
[[Category:Ships built in San Diego, California]] |
||
[[Category:1998 ships]] |
[[Category:1998 ships]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
Revision as of 17:47, 30 June 2010
 |
.jpg)
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 US | |
| 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 |
| 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 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.