MV C Champion
 The MV C Champion of the US Military Sealift Command.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | MV C Champion |
| Owner | United States Military Sealift Command |
| Launched | 1998 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Submarine and Special Warfare Support |
| Tonnage | 2,106 GT |
| Displacement | 1,934 tons |
| Length | 67 m (220 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 17 m (56 ft)[1] |
| Draft | 5 m (16 ft)[1] |
| Speed | 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)[1] |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 2 × 0.5 in (13 mm) machine guns[1] |
The 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]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f William Clark; Christopher Kelley; Justin M. Bummara (May 27, 2010). "Analysis of Vessels and Acquisition Methods Utilized to Support Maritime Irregular Warfare" (PDF). Navy Postgraduate School. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ^ "Ships of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command". United States Navy. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ Laura M. Seal (June 23, 2016). "Crew aboard MSC-chartered ship rescues family of five in Philippine Sea". Military Sealift Command. Retrieved June 23, 2016.