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| Keywords: USS Gladiator aboard MV Condock V.jpg Souda Bay Crete Greece - 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 8404991 Condock V http //www news navy mil/view_single asp id 41983 Navy NewsStand Photo ID 070104-N-0780F-005<br />http //www news navy mil/ Navy NewsStand Home 2007-01-04 United States Navy Mr Paul Farley PD-USGov-Military-Navy Souda Bay USS Gladiator MCM-11 Gladiator Condock V ship 1984 Naval ships in Chania Heavy-lift ships in Chania Patrol boats in Chania 2007 in Chania 0104 January 2007 in Greece 04 | ||||
