MV Pvt. Harry Fisher
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Pvt. Franklin J. Phillips |
Namesake | Franklin J. Phillips |
Owner | Maersk Line |
Builder | Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S |
Launched | 12 October 1979 |
Completed | 1980 |
Acquired | January 1980 |
Renamed |
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Stricken | 2008 |
Identification |
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Honours and awards | See Awards |
Status | Operational by Maersk Line |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 755 ft 5 in (230.25 m) |
Beam | 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m) |
Draft | 33 ft 10 in (10.31 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph) |
Capacity | |
Complement | 25 mariners and 11 technicians |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
MV Pvt. Franklin J. Phillips (AK-3004), (former MV Evelyn Mærsk), was the fifth ship of the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship built in 1980.[1] The ship is named after Private Franklin J. Phillips, an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Boxer Rebellion.[2]
The ship was built in 1980 at the Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindø, Denmark. She was put into the service of Maersk Line as Evelyn Mærsk.[3]
In 1983, she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as MV Pvt. Harry Fisher (AK-3004). The ship underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Massachusetts. She was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2 and supported the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade.[3] In 1988, the ship was renamed to MV Pvt. Franklin J. Philips (AK-3004) after it was found out that Harry Fisher was not his real name.[4]
On 1 August 1990, she unloaded military cargos in support of Operation Desert Shield.[5] In December 1992, the ship took part in Operation Restore Hope.[6]
On 28 August 2003, a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) drill was held on board the ship.[7]
In 2008, the ship was struck from the Naval Register and later returned to Maersk Line as Mærsk Tennessee.[8][1]