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A multi-purpose tractor pulls a United States Army (USA) tanker trailer through the stockyard next to United States Naval Ship (S) Gordon, in the background. S Gordon is the first United States Navy () Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships, or LMSR, cargo vessel. The S Gordon is assigned to the Military Sealift Command and is being loaded at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, SC. S Gordon is a former commercial container vessel that recently underwent conversion to Military Sealift Command specifications to make it ideal for the loading, transport and unloading of United States Army and United States Marine Corps combat equipment. Upon completion of the loading,...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: A multi-purpose tractor pulls a United States Army (USA) tanker trailer through the stockyard next to United States Naval Ship (USNS) Gordon, in the background. USNS Gordon is the first United States Navy (USN) Large, Medium-Speed, Roll-On/Roll-Off Ships, or LMSR, cargo vessel. The USNS Gordon is assigned to the Military Sealift Command and is being loaded at Naval Weapons Station Charleston, SC. USNS Gordon is a former commercial container vessel that recently underwent conversion to USN Military Sealift Command specifications to make it ideal for the loading, transport and unloading of United States Army and United States Marine Corps combat equipment. Upon completion of the loading, USNS Gordon will set sail for its maiden operational voyage.
Base: Naval Weapons Station Charleston
State: South Carolina (SC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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