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COMET (AKR-7) class

Country of Origin: USA


 1 COMET-class VEHICLE CARGO SHIP (AKR)
   (U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) C3-ST-14a type)


 Name        Hull No.    Launched          Completed         Status

 COMET       T-AKR-7     July 31, 1957     Jan. 27, 1958     NDRF
    (ex-T-LSV-7; ex-T-AK-269)

Originally authorized under the Navy Shipbuilding Program as AK-269. Reclassified LSV-7 on June 1, 1963. Reclassified AKR-7 on Jan. 1, 1969. Placed out of service on April 22, 1984. Assigned to the Ready Reserve Force...

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