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USNS John Glenn
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"USS John Glenn" redirects here. For other ships, see John Glenn (disambiguation).
USNS John Glenn (T-ESD-2), (formerly MLP-2)[3] is a United States Navy Expeditionary Transfer Dock ship named in honor of John Glenn, a Naval Aviator, retired United States Marine Corps colonel, veteran of World War II and the Korean War, astronaut, and United States senator.[4]
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Namesake | John Glenn |
Owner | Military Sealift Command |
Ordered | 27 May 2011[1] |
Builder | NASSCO |
Laid down | 17 April 2012 |
Launched | 15 September 2013[2] |
In service | 12 March 2014[2] |
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Status | In service |
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Class and type | Montford Point-class expeditionary transfer dock |
Displacement | 34,500 tonnes[1] |
Length | 765 ft (233 m) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[1] |
Range | 9,000 nmi (17,000 km; 10,000 mi)[1] |
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