14/07/2002 NOB Norfolk, Virginia Ex USS Arctic , stricken 14/06/2002Builder:National Steel and ShipbuildingLaid down:2 December 1991Launched:30 October 1993Commissioned:11 September 1995Decommissioned:14 June 2002In service:14 June 2002Fate:active in serviceGeneral characteristicsDisplacement:approx. 48,800 tons (49,600 t)Length:754.6 ft (230.0 m)Beam:107 ft (33 m)Draught:39 ft (12 m)Propulsion:four General Electric LM 2500 gas turbine engines 105,000 hp (78 MW)Speed:26 knots (48 km/h)Complement:176 civilians, 59 militaryAircraft carried:A combination of two MH-60S helicoptersDiesel Fuel Marine (DFM): 1,965,600 US gallons (7,440 m³)JP-5 fuel: 2,620,800 US gallons (9,920 m³)Bottled gas: 800 bottlesOrdnance stowage: 1,800 tonsChill and freeze stowage: 400 tonsWater: 20,000 US gallons (76 m³)USNS Arctic\\\\