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Caption:
Souda, Greece (Jan. 4, 2007) -- Mine warfare ship USS Gladiator (MCM
11) sits on the deck of Condock V, a Heavy Lift Vessel contracted by
Military Sealift Command (MSC), during a brief port visit while
transiting the eastern Mediterranean Sea. MSC chartered
Condock V
after receiving a request to transport Gladiator from Texas to Bahrain.
Moving the mine countermeasures ship in this manner prevents the wear
and tear of an open-ocean voyage. The 1,300-ton Gladiator was loaded
onto Condock V in early December in a process called "float-on," which
is used for cargo too large to lift by crane. A second mine
countermeasures ship is scheduled to be transferred via heavy-lift on
another Condock ship in the near future. U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul
Farley (RELEASED)
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