USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Ordered: | 26 November 1996 |
| Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down: | 4 January 1999 |
| Launched: | 11 December 1999 |
| In service: | 23 May 2000 |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Watson-class vehicle cargo ship |
| Displacement: | 69,000 tons |
| Length: | 950 ft |
| Beam: | 106 ft |
| Draft: | 34 ft |
| Propulsion: | Gas turbine |
USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314) 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 named for Sergeant Cornelius H. Charlton, a Medal of Honor recipient.
Laid down on 4 January 1999 and launched on 11 December 1999, Charlton was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 23 May 2000.
References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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