USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009), formerly MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009), is the second ship of the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship and one of the maritime prepositioning ships of the US Navy.[1] She is named after Medal of Honor recipient and US Marine Dewayne T. Williams.[2]
USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams
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Name | PFC Dewayne T. Williams |
Namesake | Dewayne T. Williams |
Owner | Military Sealift Command |
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Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
Laid down | September 1983 |
Launched | May 1985 |
Acquired | June 1985 |
Reclassified | from AK-3009, 2006 |
Homeport | Diego Garcia |
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Status | Active |
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Class and type | 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class dry cargo ship |
Displacement | 44,330 t (43,630 long tons), full |
Length | 672 ft 6 in (204.98 m) |
Beam | 106 ft 0 in (32.31 m) |
Draft | 29 ft 5 in (8.97 m) |
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Propulsion | 2 × Werkspoor 16TM410 diesel engines |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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Complement | 55 mariners |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky CH-53E |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Construction and career
editShe was built by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts, and acquired by the Navy under a long-term charter from 6 June 1985. The navy placed her under the direction of the Military Sealift Command as MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009), and assigned to be operated by American Overseas Marine Corporation.[3]
She was purchased outright by Military Sealift Command on 17 January 2006, and was redesignated USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009).[4] She was one of the ships assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Program Squadron 1 under the operational control of MSC Europe, operating in the Mediterranean.
Gallery
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PFC Dewayne T. Williams during Operation Desert Shield in 1990
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PFC Dewayne T. Williams during Operation Iraqi Freedom on 19 February 2004
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Stern view of PFC Dewayne T. Williams on 18 September 2014
References
edit- ^ "USNS PFC DEWAYNE T WILLIAMS (T-AK 3009)". Naval Vessel Register. 17 January 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Dewayne Thomas Williams | Vietnam War | U.S. Marine Corps | Medal of Honor Recipient". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "USNS Pfc Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK 3009)". www.navysite.de. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
- ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2022-02-11.