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USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat is one of Military Sealift Command's seventeen Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 36 ships in the Prepositioning Program. Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program is an essential element in the nation's triad of power projection into the 21st century - sea shield, sea strike and sea basing. As a key element of sea basing, afloat prepositioning provides the military equipment and supplies for a contingency forward deployed in key ocean areas before it is needed.
Prepositioning Program ships include long-term
chartered commercial vessels, activated Ready Reserve Force ships, and
U.S. government-owned ships. All are crewed by mariners provided by
companies under contract to MSC.
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| • Length: |
863 feet
2 inches |
| • Beam: |
98 feet 5
inches |
| • Draft: |
35 feet |
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Displacement: |
50,570
long tons |
| • Speed: |
22.0
knots |
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Organization: |
Maritime
Prepositioning Ship |
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Squadron: |
Squadron
One |
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Accommodations: |
29 |
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