Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off (LMSR) refers to several classes of
Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US ...
(MSC)
roll-on/roll-off
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type cargo ships. Some are purpose-built for military cargo, while others were converted.
Bob Hope Class
The
''Bob Hope'' class are a group of seven
Diesel powered
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* Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression
* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engi ...
vessels built at
Avondale Shipyard Avondale Shipyard was an independent shipbuilding company, acquired by Litton Industries, in turn acquired by Northrop Grumman Corporation. In 2011, along with the former Ingalls Shipbuilding, the yard was part of Huntington Ingalls Industries. ...
in
Louisiana
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between 1993 and 2001 for MSC. They are long and wide.
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Watson Class
The
''Watson'' class are a group of eight
gas-turbine
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-powered vessels built at
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, commonly referred to as NASSCO, is an American shipbuilding company with three shipyards located in San Diego, Norfolk and Mayport. It is a division of General Dynamics. The San Diego shipyard specializes ...
(NASSCO) in
San Diego, California
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between 1996 and 2002 for MSC. They are long and wide.
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Gordon Class
The
''Gordon'' class are group of two LMSR's. ''Gordon'' was built in
Denmark
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in 1972 as MV ''Jutlandia'', and entered commercial service on 1 June 1973. After some time spent in commercial service she was lengthened by
Hyundai Heavy Industries in 1984, and later went on to be acquired by the US Navy under a long term charter. She was converted for the Navy at
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, and sole designer, builder and refueler of United States Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy ...
and on delivery to the Navy was assigned to the
Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US ...
on 23 August 1996 under the name USNS ''Gordon''.
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They are diesel powered, long and wide ships.
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Shughart Class
The
''Shughart'' class are group of three LMSR's. ''Shughart'' was built as the ''Laura Maersk'' in 1980 in
Denmark
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by ''Lindovaerftet'' for
A. P. Moller-Maersk Group
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(''Maersk''). She was lengthened in 1987 and again in the early 1990s by
Hyundai Hyundai is a South Korean industrial conglomerate ("chaebol"), which was restructured into the following groups:
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** Hyundai Mobis, Korean car parts company
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. On May 7, 1996 ''Laura Maersk'' was delivered to
Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command (MSC) is an organization that controls the replenishment and military transport ships of the United States Navy. Military Sealift Command has the responsibility for providing sealift and ocean transportation for all US ...
and was outfitted at NASSCO. They are diesel powered, long and wide ships.
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See also
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References
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