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May 10, 2001

The US has commissioned USNS Pomeroy, the seventh of a new series of roll-on/roll-off cargo ships intended to move heavy mechanized troops overseas during a crisis. The ship will be manned by civilians and operated by Military Sealift Command.--Stephen V Cole