MV Shughart

USNS Shughart
History
United States
NameMV Shughart
NamesakeRandall D. Shughart
OwnerUnited States Maritime Administration
Launched9 July 1980
Sponsored byMrs. Stephanie Shughart
Commissioned8 February 1997
In service7 May 1996
Stricken21 March 2023
HomeportBaltimore
Identification
StatusStricken, laid up in Beaumont, Texas, designated non-retention
General characteristics
Class & typeShughart-class cargo ship
Displacement54,450 tons full load
Length907 ft (276 m)
Beam105.6 ft (32.2 m)
Draft34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Propulsion1 Burmeister & Wain 12L90 GFCA diesel; 1 shaft; bow and stern thrusters
Speed24 knots (44 km/h)
Range12,200 nautical miles (22,590 km) at 24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity312,461 sq ft (29,029 m2).
Complement26 civilian crew
Armamentnone
Aircraft carriedOne helicopter landing pad

MV Shughart (T-AKR-295) is the lead ship of her class of cargo ships operated by the United States Navy. She is a 'roll-on roll-off' non-combat vessel designated as a "Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off" (LMSR) ship.