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USNS 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (T-AK-3008)
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 MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) (1985 - 2007)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Juliet - Papa - Bravo
 NJPB
AMSEA Class Maritime Prepositioning Ship:
  • Built by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, MA.
  • Acquired by the Navy under a long-term charter, 14 February 1985
  • Placed in service under the direction of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) to be operated by American Overseas Marine Corporation
  • MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) 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
  • MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) is assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Program Squadron One under the operational control of MSC Europe and is continuously on the move traveling from port to port in the European area
  • Purchased by the Military Sealift Command, 16 January 2007, designated USNS 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (T-AK-3008)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 19,588 t.(lt), 40.846 t.(fl)
    Length 673'
    Beam 105'
    Draft 34' 6" (max)
    Speed 17.7 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 162,500 sq. ft. vehicle, 1,605,000 gallons petroleum, 81,700 gallons water, 522 TEU
    Container Capacity 578 (41 Refer)
    JP-5 Capacity 1.43 Million Gals/34,101 BBLS
    MOGAS 8,800 Gals
    Potable Water (storage capacity) 98,994 Gals/2,357 BBLS
    Crane Lifting Capacity 1 single FWD 39 Tons, 1 twin center 39 Tons, EA 1 twin aft 39 tons each
    Stern Ramp 60/39 Tons P/S
    Lighterage 2 LCM-8, 1 SLWT, 4 CSP, 4 CSNP
    Fuel Hose Reels 2
    Water Hose Reel 1
    Bunker Capacity 23,206 BBLS
    RO/RO Capacity 152,185 SQFT
    Water Production (Daily) 25,000 Gals
    Armament none
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Complement Civilian Mariners, 7 officers, 30 crew, 25 civilian maintenance
    Endurance 11,107 NM
    Propulsion 2 Stork Werkspoor medium-speed diesel propulsion engines, 26, 400 bhp, single shaft, 1,000 hp bow thruster
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    MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) - MSC Charter
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 73k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    AMSEA photo.    		 Global Security web site
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 76k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) underway, date and location unknown.
    AMSEA photo.    		 Global Security web site
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 41k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) underway, date and location unknown.
    AMSEA photo.    		 Global Security web site
    2ND LT John C. Bobo 66k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) at anchor off Malaga, Spain, 7 July 1996. Photo by Daniel Ferro
    2ND LT John C. Bobo 146k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) underway, date and location unknown. MSC web site
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 84k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    AMSEA photo    		 Global Security web site
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 57k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 US Navy
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 38k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Photo by Peter Westdijk the Netherlands
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 585k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) in Augusta Bay, Sicily, 25 May 2006. Photo by Primo Acireale
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 681k MV 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (AK-3008) in Augusta Bay, Sicily, 25 May 2006. Photo by Primo Acireale
    USNS 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (T-AK-3008)
    2nd Lt. John C. Bobo 1177k USNS 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (T-AK-3008) is moored to the Improved Navy Lighterage System (INLS) roll-on, roll-off discharge facility causeway as part of the Navy's West Africa Training Cruise 08 (WATC), a sea-basing initiative in conjunction with Africa Partnership Station.
    US Navy photo # 080324-N-0193M-164 MONROVIA, Liberia (March 24, 2008) MC2 Elizabeth Merriam    		 Lee Wahler
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS 2nd Lt. John C. Bobo (T-AK-3008) at NavSource
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