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TACS-2 Gem State

TACS-2 Gem State

Country: United States United States

Class, [Type]: [WAK].

Builder: National Steel & Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, U.S.A.

Launch date: 21 May 1965.

Displacement ( tons ): 14.051 light, 31.500 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 203,9 x 23,1 x 10

Main machinery: 2 x General Electric steam turbines ( 19.250 hp ), 1 x prop.

Speed ( knots ): 17.

Military lift: 190 x 20-feet containers.

Callsign: WLDK (WhiskeyLimaDeltaKilo)

Comment: ex - President Monroe ( MA 165 ).

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