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T-AK-3016 LCPL Roy M. Wheat

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Romeo - Oscar - Yankee
 NROY
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
1ST LT. Harry L. Martin Class Maritime Con/RO Prepositioning Ship:
  • Built as GTS Bazaliya by Cherno, Russia (date unknown) delivered for commercial service circa 1970
  • Acquired by the US Navy circa 1998
  • Converted for MSC service at Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Mobile, AL.
  • Placed in service, 7 October 2003, under the direction of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016), operated by Keystone Shipping Co.
  • LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016) 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
  • LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016) is assigned to the European area, Maritime Prepositioning Program Squadron One
    Specifications:
    Displacement 50,059 t.(fl)
    Length 863' 2"
    Beam 98' 5"
    Draft 35' (max)
    Speed 22 kts.
    Cargo Capacity 128,000 sq. ft. vehicle, 1017 TEU
    Armament none
    Aircraft helicopter platform only
    Complement 29 Civilian Mariners
    Propulsion 2 gas turbines, 2 shafts, 50,000 shp
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    LCPL Roy M. Wheat 92k LCPL Roy M. Wheat, USMC.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC web site
    LCPL Roy M. Wheat 69k LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016) pierside at Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Co., Mobile, AL. while undergoing conversion for MSC service.
    US Navy photo.    		 Global Security
    LCPL Roy M. Wheat 50k LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC web site
    LCPL Roy M. Wheat 435k Aerial view of LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016) underway in the Gulf of Mexico during her sea trials in 2003.
    US Navy photo.    		 MSC web site
    There is no DANFS history available for LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016) at NavSource
    Medal of Honor Citation for LCPL Roy M. Wheat USMC
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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