MV C Champion

The MV C Champion of the US Military Sealift Command.
History
United States
Name	C Champion
Owner	United States Military Sealift Command
Launched	1998
Identification	IMO number:  9132284 MMSI number: 368227000 Callsign: WCX9392
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Submarine and Special Warfare Support
Tonnage	2,106  GT
Displacement	1,934 tons
Length	67 m (219 ft 10 in) [1]
Beam	17 m (55 ft 9 in) [1]
Draft	5 m (16 ft 5 in) [1]
Speed	10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) [1]
Complement	12 civilian crew 30 special forces
Armament	2 × 0.5 in (13 mm) machine guns [1]

MV C Champion is a submarine and special warfare support vessel in the United States Military Sealift Command. ^[2] The vessel has been proposed to serve as an anti-piracy escort, where it would be armed with two fifty-caliber machine guns, and four high-speed pursuit craft. ^[1] Special forces carried by the vessel would use the high speed pursuit craft to intercept or chase pirates. In 2011, it rescued a family of five in the Philippine Sea. ^[3]

References

1. William Clark; Christopher Kelley; Justin M. Bummara (May 27, 2010). "Analysis of Vessels and Acquisition Methods Utilized to Support Maritime Irregular Warfare" (PDF). Navy Postgraduate School. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
2. "Ships of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command". United States Navy. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
3. Laura M. Seal (June 23, 2016). "Crew aboard MSC-chartered ship rescues family of five in Philippine Sea". Military Sealift Command. Retrieved June 23, 2016.