Jun 28, 2020,07:18am EDT
Meet The U.S. Navy Ship That Was Made In The Soviet Union
H I Sutton
As a rule, the Navy’s ships are built in American shipyards, but there’s one notable exception. U.S. Transport Command recently showcased a Soviet ship now serving in the U.S. Navy on its official Twitter account.
The tweet is part of a ‘meet the fleet’ effort to raise awareness of the less well-known ships in the U.S. Navy. And the 15,804-ton Maritime Prepositioning Force Ship USNS Lance Cpl. Roy M. Wheat and other transport ships do deserve more attention. This ship has a unique back story because it was built at a time and place which put it on the other side during the Cold War: in the U.S.S.R.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2020/06/28/meet-the-us-navy-ship-that-was-made-in-the-soviet-union/#7c7550f27da0
