USNS ''Pomeroy'' (T-AKR-316) is one of

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'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 named for Private First Class Ralph E. Pomeroy, a

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recipient. Laid down on 25 April 2000 and launched on 10 March 2001, ''Pomeroy'' was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 14 August 2001. According to ''

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human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

group Reprieve identified the ''Pomeroy'' and sixteen other USN vessels as having held " ghost prisoners" in clandestine

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pomeroy Watson-class vehicle cargo ships Ships built in San Diego 2001 ships