USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1)
The USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1) was a one-of-a-kind "Cargo Ship Dock." She was the lone ship in her class, named for Point Barrow (the northernmost point in Alaska above the Arctic Circle). Point Barrow was laid down 18 September 1956 by Maryland Drydock and Shipbuilding Company of Baltimore, Maryland; launched 25 May 1957; sponsored by Mrs. Ruthven E. Libbey; and delivered to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 28 May 1958, where she was placed in service the following day. Especially designed for Arctic operations, Point Barrow was constructed along the general lines of a landing ship dock, but with strengthened hull and bow, and special insulation. After providing logistic support for U.S. forces in the Arctic, in 1962, Point Barrow transported huge fixed array radar antennas
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USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1)
The USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1) was a one-of-a-kind "Cargo Ship Dock." She was the lone ship in her class, named for Point Barrow (the northernmost point in Alaska above the Arctic Circle). Point Barrow was laid down 18 September 1956 by Maryland Drydock and Shipbuilding Company of Baltimore, Maryland; launched 25 May 1957; sponsored by Mrs. Ruthven E. Libbey; and delivered to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 28 May 1958, where she was placed in service the following day. Especially designed for Arctic operations, Point Barrow was constructed along the general lines of a landing ship dock, but with strengthened hull and bow, and special insulation. After providing logistic support for U.S. forces in the Arctic, in 1962, Point Barrow transported huge fixed array radar antennas
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The USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1 ...... lle, Texas on 27 October 2006.
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decommissioning date
1991-11-28
laying down
1956-09-18
length (μ)
1.391412e+2
ship beam (μ)
ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1957-05-25
status
Scrapping completed by Marine Metal Inc, Brownsville, TX. on 27 October 2006
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743,289,625
Ship builder
Maryland Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Ship class
Cargo ship dock
Ship complement
Ship country
Ship displacement
Ship propulsion
*Two steam turbines
*Two propellers
Ship reclassified
Deep Submergence Support Ship cira 1974
Ship refit
Ship renamed
USS Point Loma circa 1974
Ship speed
Ship struck
1993-09-28
Ship yard number
Maritime Administration contract hull number 43
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The USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1 ...... uge fixed array radar antennas
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USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1)
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