T-AK 9655 MV Green Ridge
MV Green Ridge is under charter to support the US Navy's Fleet Hospital afloat prepositioning mission. Green Ridge is a multi-purpose ship built in 1979. It is 508 feet long, 70 feet wide and has a deadweight tonnage of 12,702 long tons. It has 62,000 square feet of cargo carrying capacity, or room for 619 20-foot containers. Green Ridge sails at a speed of 16 knots. The ship carries a 500-bed Navy fleet hospital used to support Fleet and Fleet Marine Forces engaged in combat operations ashore. The hospital materials--comprised of 75 wheeled vehicles, 80 pieces of general cargo and 450 20-foot containers of tents, subsistence
and medical supplies--must be rotated back to facilities in the United States to be refurbished every five years. Green Ridge is currently prepositioned in Diego Garcia.
Specifications
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| Length | 507 feet, 2 inches
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| Beam | 69 feet, 7 inches
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| Draft | 26 feet, 8 inches
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12,702 long tons
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| Speed | 17 knots ( mph)
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Ships
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| Green Ridge | T-AK 9655 | | Diego Garcia | | | |
Sources and Resources
- MSC awards contracts to Central Gulf Lines Military Sealift Command Newsrelease 16 Jan 1997 -- Military Sealift Command has awarded a time charter contract to Central Gulf Lines of New Orleans, La., for the charter of the MV Green Ridge beginning July 1997.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/green_ridge.htm
Maintained by Robert Sherman
Originally created by John Pike
Updated Thursday, October 19, 2000 6:13:29 AM
