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GTS
ADMIRAL W. CALLAGHAN
The GTS
Admiral W. M. Callaghan is an early Ro/Ro vessel
and the first all-gas-turbine vessel constructed for the
U.S. Navy. Built at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock in
Chester Pennsylvania, THE 694 ft. long ADM Callaghan was
launched on October 17, 1967 and went into service two
months later. The ship was named for Admiral William M.
Callaghan who was the commissioning captain on USS
Missouri (BB-63). Later, he became the first commander
of the MSTS from 1949-1952.
Although
primarily employed as a Ro/Ro, ADM Callaghan is also
fitted with conventional cargo gear for lift-on/lift-off
operations. The ship is fitted with two 120-ton capacity
booms and 12 five-to-ten ton capacity booms. The ship
has several decks, with internal ramps and watertight
doors providing access to the lower decks and between
the cargo holds. Vehicles are loaded and unloaded
through four side ports and the stern ramp, with a
throughput of approximately 750 vehicles per
day. Callaghan reached a speed of over 20 knots. By 1969
she was given the first production examples of the
General Electric LM-2500 marine gas turbine. The LM-2500
has since become ubiquitous in U.S. naval service.
After nearly two decades of service with MSTS/MSC, ADM
Callaghan was transferred to the Maritime
Administration’s Ready Reserve Fleet in 1985. ADM
Callaghan was one of 78 RRF vessels that were activated
to support Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. The
vessels involved were roll-on/roll-off vessels,
break-bulk cargo ships, tankers and barge carriers. The
Ro-Ros proved to be the most effective vessels and they
delivered nearly twenty percent of Central Command’s
material and other support during the first phase of the
operations. Having participated in several operations
and exercises since Desert Shield, ADM Callaghan remains
an active vessel in MARAD’s RRF in Alameda, California.
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Learn more about the
GTS Admiral Callaghan here:
https://www.maritime.dot.gov/multimedia/gts-admiral-wm-callaghan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTS_Admiral_W._M._Callaghan
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