Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 29 July 2022
USA-flagged, IMO 9147320, MMSI 338846000 and call sign NBMK. Part of Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ships. Operated by Military Sealift Command. Laid down by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans, USA on 3 November 1997, launched on 25 May 1999 and completed on 30 January 2021. Displacement 35,500 (light)-62,096 (full load) and as dimensions 290.0 x 32.3 x 10.6 (maximum) metres or 951.5 x 106.5 x 34.10 feet. Fitted out with 4 Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels supplying 65,160hp/47.89MW allowing a speed of 24 knots. Cargo capacity 28.000m2/300,00 square feet and 4,644.3 m2/49,911 square feet deck cargo. Crew numbers 26-45 civilian sailors and 50 US Navy personnel.
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