List of ship commissionings in 2000
Appearance
The list of ship commissionings in 2000 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 2000.
Date | Operator | Ship | Pennant | Class and type | Notes |
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April 20 | United States Navy | 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin | T-AK-3015 | 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin class dry cargo ship | Ex-Tarago merchant cargo ship; under Military Sealift Command direction [1] |
June 8 | Royal Navy | Kent | F78 | Type 23 frigate | |
July 26 | Royal Navy | Bangor | M109 | Sandown-class minehunter | |
November 15 | Brazilian Navy | São Paulo | A12 | Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier | Ex-French Foch |
unknown date | Royal Navy | Ramsey | M110 | Sandown-class minehunter |
References
[edit]- ^ Havern, Christopher B. Sr. (14 January 2016). "1st Lt. Harry L. Martin (T-AK-3015)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
1st Lt. Harry L. Martin (T-AK-3015) was built as Tarago at Bremer Vulkan, Bremen, Germany; delivered for commercial service on 1 January 1980; acquired by the Navy circa 1995; converted for Military Sealift Command (MSC) service at Atlantic Drydock, Jacksonville, Fla. in 1999; placed in service on 20 April 2000, under the direction of MSC as 1st LT. Harry L. Martin.