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Strategic sealift ships

Strategic sealift ships or Maritime prepositioning ships are part of the United States Military Sealift Command's (MSC) prepositioning program. There are currently 17 ships in the program, strategically positioned around the world to support the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Defense Logistics Agency. Most are named after Medal of Honor recipients from the service they support. The ships are assigned to two Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) squadrons located in the Indian Ocean at Diego Garcia and in the Western Pacific Ocean at Guam and Saipan.

Ships
Sergeant Matej Kocak class The Sergeant Matej Kocak class, the second class of MPS ships chartered by MSC, also gained amidships and a helicopter deck after conversion. These ships, delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s, built at Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania, and converted at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego. They were previously owned by Waterman Steamship Corporation but recently sold to MSC and now operated by Keystone Shipping Company. They were all part of the Waterman Line C7-S-133a Series. • Builder: Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Chester, PA; General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts • Converted: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California • Power Plant: 2 boilers; 2 GE turbines; ; 1 shaft • Length: • Beam: • Displacement: 48,754 tons (49,536 metric tons) full load • Crew: 34 civilians, 10 technicians • Cargo capacity: Containers, 532; ro-ro, ; JP-5 barrels, 20,290; DF-2 barrels, 12,355; Mogas barrels, 3,717; stable water, 2,189; cranes, two twin 50-ton and one 30-ton gantry • Helicopters: platform only • Speed: ;Ships: • (formerly SS Sgt. Matej Kocak, SS John B. Waterman) • (formerly SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon, SS Thomas Heywood) • (formerly SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless, SS Charles Carroll) 2nd Lieutenant John P. Bobo class The 2nd Lieutenant John P. Bobo-class ships are new construction ships delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s from General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts They were owned by American Overseas Marine (AMSEA) but have been recently sold to MSC and are now operated by Crowley Technical Management. • Builders: General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts • Power Plant: 2 Stork-Werkspoor 16TM410 diesels; sustained; 1 Omnithruster JT1000 bow thruster, • Length: • Beam: • Displacement: 44,330 tons (45,041 metric tons) full load • Cargo capacity: Containers, 530; ro-ro, ; JP-5 barrels, 20,776; DF-2 barrels, 13,334; Mogas barrels, 4,880; stable water, 2,357; cranes, one single and two twin 39-ton • Helicopters: platform only • Speed: • Crew: 38 civilians, 10 technicians • (formerly MV 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo) • (formerly MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams) • (formerly MV 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez) • (formerly MV 1st Lt. Jack Lummus) • (formerly MV Sgt. William R. Button) Capt Steven L. Bennett class • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 24 contract mariners • Maj. Bernard F. Fisher class • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 24 contract mariners • 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin class • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 25 contract mariners • LCPL Roy M. Wheat class • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 29 contract mariners • LTC John U. D. Page class • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 20 contract mariners • • ==High-speed vessels==
High-speed vessels
HSV 2 class • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 17 contract mariners • Military: as required by mission • ==Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships==
Large, medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships
Watson class The of LMSR built at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Power Plant: 2 GE Marine LM 2500 gas turbines; ; 2 shafts, cp props • Speed: • Civilian: 30 contract mariners • Military: 5 ;Ships: • • • • • • • • ==Tankers==
Tankers
• Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 24 contract mariners • ==Offshore petroleum distribution system==
Offshore petroleum distribution system
• Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 26 contract mariners • ==Activated Ready Reserve Force ships==
Activated Ready Reserve Force ships
The following are part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet but have been activated and are pre-positioned. Modular cargo delivery system ship • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 38 contract mariners • Wright class Dedicated to USMC aviation logistics support • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 41 contract mariners ;Ships: • • ==Former ships==
Former ships
Buffalo Soldier class • Length: • Beam: • Draft: • Displacement: • Speed: • Civilian: 21 contract mariners ;Ships: • • Corporal Louis J. Hauge Jr. class Named for Medal of Honor recipient Louis J. Hauge Jr. USMC, the Corporal Louis J. Hauge Jr. class is the original class of MPS ships chartered by Military Sealift Command. The five ships are Maersk Line ships converted by Bethlehem Steel. During conversion, the ships gained an additional amidships and a helicopter landing pad, among other things. They have since been returned to Maersk for commercial use and are no longer part of the MPS program. • Builder: Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindo • Power Plant: 1 Sulzer 7RND76M diesel; ; 1 shaft; bow thruster • Length: • Beam: • Displacement: full load • Speed: ;Ships: • MV Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. (T-AK 3000) (formerly MV Estelle Maersk) • (formerly MV Eleo Maersk) • (formerly MV Emma Maersk) • (formerly MV Emilie Maersk) • (formerly Pvt. Harry Fisher, MV Evelyn Maersk) • Crew: 32 civilians, 10 technicians ==See also==
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