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USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009)

MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) (1985 - 2006)

USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams - International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - November - Uniform
 NHNU

MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams - International Radio Call Sign:
Whiskey - Juliet - Kilo - Juliet
 WJKJ
AMSEA Class Maritime Prepositioning Ship:
  • Built by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, MA.
  • Acquired by the Navy under a long-term charter, 6 June 1985
  • Placed in service under the direction of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) to be operated by American Overseas Marine Corporation
  • MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) 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 PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) 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 Mediterranean area.
  • Purchased by the US Navy Military Sealift Command, 17 January 2006
  • Redesignated USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009)
    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 PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) - MSC Charter
    PFC Dewayne T. Williams 106k MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC web site
    PFC Dewayne T. Williams 72k MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 US Navy
    PFC Dewayne T. Williams 1301k MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) offloads a Marine Armored vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB) at Ash Shuaybah, Kuwait, 19 February 2004. More than 4,472 tons of causeway sections, 131 truck vehicles, 2,000 tracked vehicles and 12,440 tons of combat cargo were offloaded from seven ships in three weeks by the units of Commander, Task Force 76, as part of troop rotations marking the transition from Operation Iraqi Freedom I to Operation Iraqi Freedom II.
    US Navy photo # 040219-N-0401E-010 by JO2 Wes Eplen.    		 Robert Hurst
    PFC Dewayne T. Williams 59k MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009) at anchor, Funchal, Madeira (Portugal), 7 May 2005. Photo by Hugo Lucke
    USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009)
    There is no DANFS history available for USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009) at NavSource
    Private First Class Dewayne T. Williams United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor Citation
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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