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

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

  1. ^ "NDRF January 2025 Archive". maritime.dot.gov. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Status of Ships". nvr.navy.mil. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon-class_vehicle_cargo_ship
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