Jay Renken News

Newest MSC ship delivered to the Fleet

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) has a new addition in its fleet of Watson-class large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) cargo ships. The USNS Pomeroy (T-AKR 316), built by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) in San Diego, was recently delivered to the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, U.S. Navy, San Diego (SUPSHIP San Diego) and is destined for Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, where she'll spend about 30 months on station pre-positioning her Army cargo. In describing the reasons for this successful delivery, Commander Jay Renken, USN, SUPSHIP San Diego's Program Manager's Representative noted…