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SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Alpha - Oscar
 NEAO
SGT Matej Kocak Class Maritime Prepositioning Ship:
  • Built by Sun Ship Building Co. Chester, PA. as SS Thomas Heyward a Maritime Administration type (C7-S-133a) hull under Maritime Administration contract (MC hull 347)
  • Delivered to the Maritime Administration, 11 February 1983 for operation by the Waterman Steamship Corp.
  • Acquired by the Navy under a long-term charter in 1985
  • Converted by National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, CA.
  • Placed in service in 1985 under the direction of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006), operated by Waterman Steamship Corp.
  • SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006) is one of the Military Sealift Command's seventeen Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 36 ships in the Prepositioning Program.
  • SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006) is assigned to the Europe area, Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One
    Specifications:
    Displacement 26,125 t.(lt) 48,754 t.(fl)
    Length 821'
    Beam 105' 6"
    Draft 33' 10" (max)
    Speed 20 kts.
    Cargo Capacity Containers, 532; ro-ro, 152,236 square feet; JP-5 bbls, 20,290; DF-2 bbls, 12,355; Mogas bbls, 3,717; stable water, 2,189; cranes, 2 twin 50 ton and 1-30 ton gantry
    Aircraft helicopter platform
    Armament none
    Complement26 civilian mariners
    Propulsion 2 boilers; 2 GE turbines; 30,000 hp; 1 shaft
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    SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006) - MSC Charter
    PFC Eugene A. Obregon 43k SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006) at anchor, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    PFC Eugene A. Obregon 54k SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006) at anchor, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 US Navy
    There is no DANFS history for SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006) available at NavSource
    Private First Class Eugene A. Obregon United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor Citation
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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