MV C Champion

MV C Champion is a submarine and special warfare support vessel in the United States Military Sealift Command.^[2] The vessel has been proposed to serve as an anti-piracy escort, where it would be armed with two fifty-caliber machine guns, and four high-speed pursuit craft.^[1] Special forces carried by the vessel would use the high speed pursuit craft to intercept or chase pirates. In 2011, it rescued a family of five in the Philippine Sea.^[3]

The MV C Champion of the US Military Sealift Command.
History
United States
Name	C Champion
Owner	United States Military Sealift Command
Launched	1998
Identification	IMO number: 9132284 MMSI number: 368227000 Callsign: WCX9392
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Submarine and Special Warfare Support
Tonnage	2,106 GT
Displacement	1,934 tons
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in)[1]
Beam	17 m (55 ft 9 in)[1]
Draft	5 m (16 ft 5 in)[1]
Speed	10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)[1]
Complement	12 civilian crew 30 special forces
Armament	2 × 0.5 in (13 mm) machine guns[1]