MV_PFC_James_Anderson_Jr._(T-AK-3002)

MV <i>PFC James Anderson Jr.</i>

MV PFC James Anderson Jr.

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

See also: Emma Mærsk

MV PFC James Anderson Jr. (AK-3002), (former MV Emma Mærsk), was the third ship of the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship built in 1979.[2] The ship is named after Private First Class James Anderson Jr., an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.[3]

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Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1979 at the Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindø, Denmark. She was put into the service of Maersk Line as Emma Mærsk.[4]

In 1983, she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as MV PFC James. Anderson Jr. (AK-3002). 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.[4]

On 21 September 1990, she unloaded military cargos in support of Operation Desert Storm.[5]

In 2009, the ship was struck from the Naval Register and later in August she was sold for scrap.[6]

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    US Department of Commerce, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "GTSPP(Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme)". www.nodc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    "CPL LOUIS J HAUGE, JR (AK 3000)". Naval Vessel Register. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Marine Corps University > Research > Marine Corps History Division > Information for Units > Medal of Honor Recipients By Unit > PFC James Anderson, Jr". www.usmcu.edu. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Vehicles and equipment are staged on the pier beside the maritime pre-positioning ship PFC. James Anderson Jr. (T-AK-3002). The ship will transport its cargo to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield". The U.S. National Archives. 21 September 1990. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. [6]
    "MV Pfc. James Anderson Jr. (T-AK 3002)". www.navysite.de. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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