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 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Submarine and Special Warfare Support |
| 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.
References
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William Clark, Christopher Kelley, Justin M. Bummara (2010-05-27). "Analysis of Vessels and Acquisition Methods Utilized to Support Maritime Irregular Warfare" (PDF). Navy Postgraduate School. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ships of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command". United States Navy. Retrieved 15 June 2014.