Watson-class vehicle cargo ship

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Class overview
USNS Watson, the lead ship of the class.
Name	Watson
Builders	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Built	1996–2002
In commission	1998–
Completed	8
General characteristics
Type	Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Vehicle cargo ship
Displacement	62,970 tons full
Length	951.4 ft (290.0 m)
Beam	106 ft (32.3 m)
Draft	34.1 ft (10.4 m) maximum
Propulsion	Gas turbine
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity	393,000 sq ft (36,511 m)
Crew	26 civilian crew (up to 45); up to 50 active duty
Aviation facilities	helicopter landing area

The Watson-class vehicle cargo ship is a series of vehicle cargo ships, used by the United States for prepositioning of ground vehicles. The class comprises eight of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off ships and is one part of the 33 ships involved in the Prepositioning Program.

The lead ship of this class is USNS Watson. The class, as with the lead ship, was named for Private George Watson, a Medal of Honor Recipient.

Watson was laid down on 23 May 1996, launched on 26 July 1997, and put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 23 June 1998. The most recent ship of the class is USNS Soderman, laid down on 31 October 2000, launched on 26 April 2002, and put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 24 September 2002.

Vessels

USNS Watson (T-AKR-310)
USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311)
USNS Dahl (T-AKR-312)
USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313)
USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314)
USNS Watkins (T-AKR-315)
USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR-316)
USNS Soderman (T-AKR-317)

References

"MSC takes delivery of USNS Watson". Retrieved 3 June 2019.

v t e Watson-class vehicle cargo ships
Watson Sisler Dahl Red Cloud Charlton Watkins Pomeroy Soderman
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

v t e Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off ships
Bob Hope class	Bob Hope Fisher Seay Mendonca Pililaau Brittin Benavidez
Watson class	Watson Sisler Dahl Red Cloud Charlton Watkins Pomeroy Soderman
Gordon class	Gordon Gilliland
Shughart class	Shughart Yano GySgt. Fred W. Stockham
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

Active ship classes of the United States Navy

Commissioned

Aircraft carriers	Nimitz Gerald R. Ford
Surface combatants	Freedom Independence Arleigh Burke Zumwalt Ticonderoga Constellation
Amphibious warfare	San Antonio Whidbey Island Harpers Ferry Wasp America Blue Ridge Lewis B. Puller
Submarines	Los Angeles Seawolf Virginia Ohio Columbia
Other	Avenger Emory S. Land

Military Sealift Command

Replenishment	Supply Lewis and Clark John Lewis Henry J. Kaiser
Vehicle transport	Bob Hope Gordon Shughart John P. Bobo Watson
Hospital	Mercy Bethesda
Surveillance	Pathfinder Victorious
Rescue & Salvage	Navajo Safeguard
Other	Spearhead Montford Point Black Powder Matej Kocak

Bold indicates class not yet in service
List of current ships of the United States Navy

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