USNS Amelia Earhart is Launched

USNS Amelia Earhart is one of Military Sealift Command's eight Dry Cargo/Ammunition Ships and is part of the 41 ships in Military Sealift Command's Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force.

• Length: 689 feet
• Beam: 105.6 feet
• Draft: 29.9 feel
• Displacement: 41,000 long tons
• Speed: 20 knots
• Civilian: 124 civil service mariners
• Military: 11
• Government-Owned/
Chartered: Government-owned

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