MV_1st_Lt._Alex_Bonnyman_(T-AK-3003)

MV <i>1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman</i>

MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman

Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class dry cargo ship

MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (AK-3003), (former MV Emilie Mærsk), was the fourth ship of the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship built in 1980.[1] The ship is named after First Lieutenant Alexander Bonnyman Jr., an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.[2]

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Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1980 at the Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindø, Denmark. She was put into the service of Maersk Line as Emilie Mærsk.

In 1984, she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (AK-3003). The ship underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Massachusetts. She was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 and supported the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade.

In 2009, the ship was struck from the Naval Register and later in August she was sold for scrap.

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    "1ST LT ALEX BONNYMAN (AK 3003)". Naval Vessel Register. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Marine Corps University > Research > Marine Corps History Division > Information for Units > Medal of Honor Recipients By Unit > 1stLt Alexander Bonnyman, Jr". www.usmcu.edu. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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