AK 9301 Buffalo Soldier
AK 9301 Buffalo Soldier is one of three ships currently under charter to support the US Air Force's ammunition prepositioning mission. Buffalo Soldier is a roll-on/roll-off self-sustaining
container ship built in 1978. It is 670 feet long, 87 feet wide and has a deadweight tonnage of 26,438 long tons. The ship has 143,000 square feet of cargo carrying capacity, or room for
1,063 20-foot containers. Its 120-long-ton capacity roll-on/roll-off ramp enables most any vehicle to be driven aboard. It can sail at a speed of 16 knots. Buffalo Soldier is currently
prepositioned in Diego Garcia. The ship is named in honor of African-Americans who served in the Union Army during the US Civil War.
Specifications
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| Builder |
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| Power Plant |
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| Length | 670 feet
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| Beam | 87 feet
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| Draft |
34 feet, 6 inches
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| Displacement |
41,090 long
tons
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| Capacity |
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| Speed | knots ( mph)
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Sources and Resources
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/tak-9301.htm
Maintained by Robert Sherman
Originally created by John Pike
Updated Saturday, March 06, 1999 7:06:02 PM
