Seria uma grande aquisição.
Awarded: January 25, 1977
Keel laid: July 16, 1979
Launched: May 17, 1980
Commissioned: November 14, 1981
Decommissioned: December 18, 1998
Builder: Avondale Shipyards, Inc., New Orleans, LA
Propulsion system: two 600psi Boilers (Automated Steam)
Propellers: one
Length: 700 feet (213.4 meters)
Beam: 88 feet (26.8 meters)
Draft: 32 feet (9.7 meters)
Displacement: approx. 37,000 tons
Speed: 19 knots
Capacity: 150,000 barrels of fuel oil or aviation fuel and several tons of additional goods
Aircraft: none, but helicopter platform
Armament: two 20mm Phalanx CIWS
Crew:15 officers and 215 enlisted
![Imagem](http://navysite.de/ao/ao179_3.jpg)
Eu achei ele. Olhem nesta foto ele aguardando o chamado para trabalhar no Brasil.
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![Imagem](http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h311/luizpadilha/USS-Merrimack.jpg)
Espero que se concretize.