Gordon-class vehicle cargo ship

The Gordon-class vehicle cargo ship is a class of Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship used for prepositioning of military vehicles and other materiel by the United States Navy. Both ships were originally merchant vessels and were acquired and converted by the Navy. Both ships of the class were in the Military Sealift Command but are now stricken from the Naval Vessel Register and are in the Ready Reserve Force.^[1]

Class overview
Builders	Burmeister & Wain Shipyard Denmark
Operators	Military Sealift Command
In commission	1997–2023
Completed	2
Laid up	2
General characteristics
Type	Roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship
Displacement	32,589 t.(lt) 65,000 t.(fl)
Length	954 ft (291 m)
Beam	105 ft 9 in (32.23 m)
Draft	36 ft (11 m)
Propulsion	1 × Burmeister & Wain 12K84EF diesel 26,000 hp(m) (19.11 MW) 2 × Burmeister & Wain 9K84EF diesels, 39,000 hp(m) (28.66 MW) 3 shafts (center cp prop) bow thruster
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity	284,064 sq ft (26,390.4 m2) 49,991 sq ft (4,644.3 m2) deck cargo
Complement	12 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian mariners 50 US Navy personnel
Armament	None
Aviation facilities	Helicopter landing pad

Ships in class

Ship	Hull. No.	Namesake	Launched	Years active	Status	Refs
Gary I. Gordon	T-AKR-296	Gary Gordon	12 September 1972	23 August 1998 - 26 April 2023	Stricken, in Ready Reserve Force	[2]
Charles L. Gilliland	T-AKR-298	Charles L. Gilliland	21 April 1972	23 May 1997 - 17 May 2023	Stricken, in Ready Reserve Force	[2]