_underway_in_the_North_Atlantic_Ocean_on_24_September_2019_(190924-N-OH262-0556).JPG) Mendonca in the North Atlantic Ocean, 2019 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USNSMendonca |
| Operator | Military Sealift Command |
| Builder | Northrop Grumman Ship Systems,New Orleans |
| Laid down | 3 November 1997 |
| Launched | 25 May 1999 |
| Completed | 30 January 2001 |
| In service | 30 January 2001 |
| Out of service | 26 September 2022 |
| Stricken | 26 September 2022 |
| Identification | |
| Status | Stricken, in Ready Reserve Force |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bob Hope-classroll on roll off vehicle cargo ship |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 951 ft 5 in (290.0 m) |
| Beam | 106 ft (32.3 m) |
| Draft | 34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Capacity |
|
| Complement |
|
MVLeroy A. Mendonca, formerlyUSNSMendonca (T-AKR-303), was aBob Hope-classroll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of theUnited States Navy. She was built byNorthrop Grumman Ship Systems,New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 30 January 2001.[1] They assigned her to theUnited States Department of Defense'sMilitary Sealift Command.[2]Mendonca is named forMedal of Honor recipient SergeantLeroy A. Mendonca, and is one of 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to the Military Sealift Command. She was assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Ready Operational Status 4. On 26 September 2022,Mendonca left service and was stricken from theNaval Vessel Register.[1]
On March 11, 2024, the vessel unloaded the Army's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team's 3000 pieces of equipment in the Greek port of Alexandroupolis.[3]
 | This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |