USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306)

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Name:	USNS Benavidez
Operator:	Military Sealift Command
Builder:	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans
Laid down:	15 December 1999
Launched:	11 August 2001
Completed:	10 September 2003
Status:	in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Class and type:	Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship
Displacement:	35,500 t.(lt); 62096 t.(fl)
Length:	950 ft (290 m)
Beam:	106 ft (32 m)
Draft:	34 ft (10 m)
Propulsion:	4 x Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels; 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
Speed:	24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity:	300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2); 49,991 sq ft (4,644.3 m2) deck cargo
Complement:	26 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian mariners; 50 US Navy personnel

USNS Benavidez (T-AKR-306) is a Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. She was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 10 September 2003. They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command.^[1] Benavidez is named for Medal of Honor recipient Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez, and is one of 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to the Military Sealift Command. She is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Ready Operational Status 4.

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Career (United States)
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Name:	USNS Benavidez
Operator:	Military Sealift Command
Builder:	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans
Laid down:	15 December 1999
Launched:	11 August 2001
Completed:	10 September 2003
Status:	in active service, as of 2024^[update]
General characteristics
Class and type:	Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship
Displacement:	35,500 t.(lt) 62096 t.(fl)
Length:	950 ft (290 m)
Beam:	106 ft (32 m)
Draft:	34 ft (10 m)
Propulsion:	4 x Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
Speed:	24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity:	300,000 sq ft (28,000 m²) 49,991 sq ft (4,644.3 m²) deck cargo
Complement:	26 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian mariners 50 US Navy personnel