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USNS DAHL is the third WATSON - class large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship (LMSR) and the first ship in the Navy named after Specialist Fourth Class Larry G. Dahl. During the construction process, the DAHL was the first ship in her class delivered under NASSCO's single integrated trial concept, a process that reduced the delivery schedule by five weeks and saved the Navy hundreds of thousands of dollars.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: October 20, 1994 |
| Keel laid: November 12, 1997 | |
| Launched: October 2, 1998 | |
| Delivered: July 13, 1999 | |
| Builder: National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, CA | |
| Propulsion system: two GE Marine LM gas turbines | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 951.4 feet (290 meters) | |
| Beam: 106 feet (32.3 meters) | |
| Draft: 34.1 feet (10.4 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 62,970 tons full load | |
| Speed: 24 knots | |
| Aircraft: helicopter landing area only | |
| Armament: none | |
| Capacity: 393,000 sq. ft. (more than 900 vehicles including tanks and trucks) | |
| Crew: 26 civilian crew (up to 45); up to 50 active duty | |
| Homeport: Diego Garcia |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USNS DAHL. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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USNS DAHL is named in honor of Army Spec. Larry G. Dahl, (1949-1971), a native of Portland, Ore., posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Citation:
Sp4c. Dahl distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as a machine gunner on a gun truck near An Khe, Binh Dinh Province. The gun truck in which Sp4c. Dahl was riding was sent with 2 other gun trucks to assist in the defense of a convoy that had been ambushed by an enemy force. The gun trucks entered the battle zone and engaged the attacking enemy troops with a heavy volume of machinegun fire, causing a large number of casualties. After a brief period of intense fighting the attack subsided. As the gun trucks were preparing to return to their normal escort duties, an enemy hand grenade was thrown into the truck in which Sp4c. Dahl was riding. Instantly realizing the great danger, Sp4c. Dahl called a warning to his companions and threw himself directly onto the grenade. Through his indomitable courage, complete disregard for his safety, and profound concern for his fellow soldiers, Sp4c. Dahl saved the lives of the other members of the truck crew while sacrificing his own. Sp4c. Dahl's conspicuous gallantry, extraordinary heroism, and intrepidity at the cost of his life, above and beyond the call of duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on himself, his unit and the U.S. Army.
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