MV C Champion
 The MV C Champion of the US Military Sealift Command. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 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. In 2011, it rescued a family of five in the Philippine Sea.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 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.
- ↑ "Ships of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command". United States Navy. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ↑ Laura M. Seal (2016-06-23). "Crew aboard MSC-chartered ship rescues family of five in Philippine Sea". Military Sealift Command. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
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