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USNS CARSON CITY is the 7th SPEARHEAD - class Expeditionary Fast Transport and the second ship in the Navy named after the city in Nevada.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: June 30, 2011 |
| Keel laid: July 31, 2015 | |
| Launched: January 20, 2016 | |
| Delivered: June 24, 2016 | |
| Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, Al. | |
| Propulsion system: four MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines, four ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears | |
| Propellers: four Wartsila WLD 1400 SR waterjets | |
| Length: 337.9 feet (103 meters) | |
| Beam: 93.5 feet (28.5 meters) | |
| Draft: 12.5 feet (3.83 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 2,460 tons full load | |
| Speed: 43 knots | |
| Aircraft: helicopter platform only | |
| Capacity: 312 troops, 600 short tons, 20,000 square feet | |
| Armament: four M2 .50caliber machine guns | |
| Crew: 22 civilian mariners (up to 42 crew possible) |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS CARSON CITY. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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USNS CARSON CITY Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning during an open ship aboard CARSON CITY as part of Fleet Week Baltimore, Md., on October 14, 2016.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CARSON CITY departing Baltimore, Md., on October 17, 2016, after participating in the city's Fleet Week.
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The photos below were taken by me and show the CARSON CITY at Naval Base Eckernfoerde, Germany, after her participation in BALTOPS 2019 on June 23, 2019.
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The photo below was taken by me and shows the CARSON CITY at the Ammunition and Supply Pier at Kiel, Germany, after her participation in BALTOPS 2019 on June 24, 2019.
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