SS Denebola (T-AKR-289)
USNS Denebola (T-AKR-289) in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 7 February 1994. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | SS Denebola |
| Namesake | Denebola |
| Owner | United States Maritime Administration |
| Operator | Keystone Shipping Company |
| Port of registry | Norfolk, VA |
| Builder | Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V |
| Launched | 1 November 1973 |
| Acquired | 27 October 1981 |
| Identification |
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| Honors & awards | |
| Status | Ready Reserve in Boston, Massachusetts |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Algol-class vehicle cargo ship |
| Displacement | 55,355 tons (full) |
| Length | 946 ft 2 in (288 m) |
| Beam | 105 ft 6 in (32 m) |
| Draft | 36 ft 4 in (11 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) |
| Capacity | 700+ military vehicles (including trucks, tanks, and helicopters) |
| Complement | 43 civilians, 12 military technicians (fully operational), 18 civilians (reduced operating status) |
| Aviation facilities | Landing pad |
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SS Denebola (T-AKR 289) is an Algol-class vehicle cargo ship that is currently maintained by the United States Maritime Administration as part of the Military Sealift Command's Ready Reserve Force (RRF). She was built as a high speed container ship by Rotterdamsche D.D.Mij N.V. in Rotterdam, Netherlands, hull no. 332, for Sea-Land Service, Inc. and named SS Sea-Land Resource, USCG ON 550723, IMO 7325253. Due to her high operating cost, she was sold to the United States Navy in October 1981 as USNS Denebola (T-AK-289).
In keeping with the pattern of the naming the Algol-class ships after bright stars, the Denebola was named after Denebola, the third-brightest star in the constellation Leo.