MV Maj Bernard F Fisher (T-AK-4396)
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| Career (United States) |  |
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| Owner: | Sealift Incorporated |
| Operator: | Sealift Incorporated |
| Completed: | 1985 |
| Renamed: | Originally MV Sea Fox Renamed MV Maj Bernard F Fisher in 1999 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 48,000 GT (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 652 ft (199 m) |
| Beam: | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Draft: | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Speed: | 19 knots |
| Complement: | 24 civilian, 0 military |
The MV Maj Bernard F Fisher (T-AK 4396) is a US Military Sealift Command[1] vessel named for US Air Force Medal of Honor winner Bernard F Fisher[2][3]. The vessel is a civilian-owned and operated container ship under contract to deliver pre-positioned supplies and equipment under the Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program[4]. The Fisher is one of eight (as of 2008) container ships that support Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, Marine Corps and US Army operations as part of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three[5].
The ship is owned and operated by Sealift, Inc., of Oyster Bay, New York[6]. Originally named MV Sea Fox, the Fisher was renamed in 1999[7] as part of its chartering for the Prepositioning Program.
[edit] References
- ^ Military Sealift Command
- ^ "Secretary of the Navy announced the name of newly chartered Sealift ship for U.S. Air Force hero", News Release No. 465-99, Department of Defense, October 5, 1999. (announcement of Commission of Naval Ship)
- ^ Military Sealift Command article on the Fisher
- ^ Description of Prepositioning Program
- ^ Composition of MPSS 3
- ^ Navy ship named for Air Force hero
- ^ [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/981202-press61.htm Contract announced for MV Sea Fox time charter]
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