USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR-316) is one of Military Sealift Command's nineteen Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 33 ships in the Prepositioning Program. She is a Watson-class vehicle cargo ship named for Private First Class Ralph E. Pomeroy, a Medal of Honor recipient.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Ordered | 14 January 1997 |
| Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
| Laid down | 25 April 2000 |
| Launched | 10 March 2001 |
| In service | 14 August 2001 |
| Out of service | 1 April 2026 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Out of service, in reserve |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Watson-class vehicle cargo ship |
| Displacement | 29,000 tons |
| Length | 950 ft |
| Beam | 106 ft |
| Draft | 34 ft |
| Propulsion | Gas turbine |
Laid down on 25 April 2000 and launched on 10 March 2001, Pomeroy was put into service in the Pacific Ocean on 14 August 2001.
According to The Guardian the human rights group Reprieve identified the Pomeroy and sixteen other USN vessels as having held "ghost prisoners" in clandestine extrajudicial detention.[1]
The Navy announced it would transfer the USNS Pomeroy on 1 April 2026 to the US Maritime Administration.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Duncan Campbell, Richard Norton-Taylor (2 June 2008). "Prison ships, torture claims, and missing detainees". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-06-01. mirror
- ↑ "FY26 PROJECTED SHIP INACTIVATION SCHEDULE" (PDF). US Navy Human Resources. April 26, 2026.
This article incorporates public domain material from Pomeroy (T-AKR-316) at the Naval Vessel Register.
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- Photo gallery of USNS Pomeroy at NavSource Naval History