USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez |
Namesake | Baldomero López |
Owner |
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Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
Laid down | March 1984 |
Launched | October 1985 |
Acquired | 20 November 1985 |
Homeport | Diego Garcia |
Identification |
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Honours and awards | See Awards |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
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) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 × Werkspoor 16TM410 diesel engines |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Capacity | |
Complement | 55 mariners |
Aircraft carried | 1 × Sikorsky CH-53E |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK-3010), (former MV 1st LT Baldomero Lopez (AK-3010)), is the third ship of the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship built in 1985. The ship is named after First Lieutenant Baldomero López, an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.[1]
The ship was laid down in March 1984 and launched in October 1985 at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts. Later acquired on 20 November 1985 by the Maritime Administration for operation by American Overseas Marine.[2]
From 3 until 13 October 2004, Baldomero Lopez, MV Sgt. William R. Button (AK-3012) and USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314) pulled into the Port of Philadelphia with 400,000 square feet of combat gear for deployed U.S. forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom.[3] On 17 January 2006, the ship was purchased by the Military Sealift Command and was put into the Prepositioning Program and the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2. The ship operates in the Far East and Indian Ocean.[4]
During the Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, she unloaded, inspected and transported supplies to designated areas on 12 October 2018.[5]
Baldomero Lopez carried and unloaded equipments and supplies as part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise (MPFEX) 2020 while off the coast of Naval Station Mayport, Florida on 14 February 2020.[6]