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MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Lima - Juliet - Hotel
 NLJH
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
CPL Louis J. Hague Jr., Class Maritime Propositioning Ship:
  • Built by Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindo, Denmark, as MV Estelle Maersk in 1979
  • Acquired by the Navy under a long-term charter in 1983
  • Converted by Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, MD.
  • Launched on 14 July 1984
  • Placed in service under the direction of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000), 7 September 1984, operated by Maersk Line Ltd.
  • MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000) is one of the Military Sealift Command's seventeen Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 33 ships in the Propositioning Program.
  • MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000) is assigned to Maritime Propositioning Ship Squadron Three. She carries equipment to support a US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade
    Specifications:
    Displacement 23,365 t.(lt), 46,484 t.(fl)
    Length 755' 5"
    Beam 90'
    Draft 33' 10" (max)
    Speed 16.4 kts.
    Capacity 120,080 sq. ft. vehicle, 1,283,000 gallons petrolube, 65,000 gallons water, 332 TEU
    Aircraft CH-53E Helicopter platform
    Armament none
    Complement25 civilian mariners, 11 naval personnel
    Propulsion 1 Sulzer 7RND76M slow speed diesel engine, single propeller, 16,800shp
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    CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. 62k MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. 65k MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Federation of American Scientist web site
    CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. 70k MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000) at anchor at Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean, date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Federation of American Scientist web site
    CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. 40k MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000) getting underway, date unknown. US Maritime Administration
    There is no DANFS history for MV CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. (AK-3000) available at NavSource
    Medal of Honor Citation for CPL Louis J. Hague, Jr. USMCR
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