MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) was the second ship of the LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship built in 1985.[1] The ship is named after Sergeant First Class Edward A. Carter Jr., an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.[2]
 MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. |
| Namesake | Edward A. Carter Jr. |
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| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 30 December 1984 |
| Completed | 1985 |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship |
| Displacement | 74,500 t (73,323 long tons), full |
| Length | 949 ft 8 in (289.46 m) |
| Beam | 105 ft 9 in (32.23 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × Sulzer 7-cyl. diesel engine |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | 4,614 TEU |
| Complement | 21 mariners |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Construction and commissioning
editThe ship was built in 1985 at the Daewoo Shipyard, Koje, Yeongnam. She was put into the service of United States Lines as American Nebraska, Susan C and Nebraska from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1986.[3][4]
Nedlloyd later acquired the ship in 1988 and put in service as Nedlloyd Hudson until 2000.[5][4]
OOCL Hong Kong bought the ship and operated her as OOCL Innovation from 2000 until 2001.[6] In which she was acquired by Sea-Land Service and commissioned for a year as Sealand Oregon.[6]
On 1 March 2001, the ship was chartered by the Maersk Line for the Military Sealift Command and was put into the Prepositioning Program and the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2 as MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) on 13 June 2001.[3]
SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. participated in Operation Trans Mariner on 30 July 2017.[7]
References
edit- ^ "MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter Jr: Medal of Honor Series". The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b BOX BOATS. New York: Fordham University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8232-2568-2.
- ^ "NEDLLOYD HUDSON - IMO 8212673 - Callsign WPWH - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b "OOCL INNOVATION - IMO 8212673 - Callsign WPWH - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 14 February 2022.