MV Leroy A. Mendonca

MV Leroy A. Mendonca, formerly USNS Mendonca (T-AKR-303), was a Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. She was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 30 January 2001. They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command. Mendonca is named for Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Leroy A. Mendonca, and is one of 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to the Military Sealift Command. She was assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained in Ready Operational Status 4. On 26 September 2022, Mendonca left service and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.

Mendonca in the North Atlantic Ocean, 2019
History
United States
Name	USNS Mendonca
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Builder	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans
Laid down	3 November 1997
Launched	25 May 1999
Completed	30 January 2001
In service	30 January 2001
Out of service	26 September 2022
Stricken	26 September 2022
Identification	IMO number: 9147320 MMSI number: 338846000 Callsign: NBMK
Status	Stricken
General characteristics
Class and type	Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship
Displacement	35,500 t.(lt) 62096 t.(fl)
Length	951 ft 5 in (290.0 m)
Beam	106 ft (32.3 m)
Draft	34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity	300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2) 49,991 sq ft (4,644.3 m2) deck cargo
Complement	26 reduced / up to 45 full, civilian mariners 50 US Navy personnel

On March 11, 2024,the vessel unloaded the Army's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team's 3000 pieces of equipment in the Greek port of Alexandroupolis.

Further reading

• MV Leroy A. Mendonca page of the MARAD vessel history database
• "USNS Mendonca (1285)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
• "USNS Mendonca (0134729)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2010-02-25.