USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311)
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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 |
| 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
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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