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METEOR (AKR-9) class

Country of Origin: USA

ship list


 0 METEOR-class VEHICLE CARGO SHIP (AKR)
   (U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) C4-ST-67a type)

 Name         Hull No.     In Service     To RRF          Status

 METEOR       AKR-9        May 19, 1967   Oct. 3, 1985    None
   (ex-U.S. USNS METEOR, ex-SEA LIFT, ex-TSV-9, TAK-278)

description

Authorized as TAK-278. Completed as TLSV-9 for the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Reclassified as TAKR-9 on Aug. 14, 1969. Served with MSC until transferred to the Ready Reserve Force (RRF).

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