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USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK-3007)
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SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (AK-3007)

SGT Matej Kocak Class Maritime Prepositioning Ship:

Built by Sun Ship Building Co. Chester, PA. as SS Charles Carroll a Maritime Administration type (C7-S-133a) hull under Maritime Administration contract (MC hull 351)

Delivered to the Maritime Administration in 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 MAJ. Stephen W. Pless (AK-3007), operated by Waterman Steamship Corp.

MAJ. Stephen W. Pless (AK-3007) 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.

MAJ. Stephen W. Pless (AK-3007) is assigned to the Pacific area, Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three

Acquired by the US Navy's Military Sealift Command, date unknown, placed in service as USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK-3007)

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, 20,290 bbls

DF-2, 12,355 bbls

Mogas, 3,717 bbls

Stable Water, 2,189 gals

Cranes

2 twin 50 ton

1 30 ton gantry

Aircraft helicopter platform

Armament none

Complement26 civilian mariners

Propulsion

2 boilers

2 GE turbine

single propeller, 30,000 shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
SS MAJ Stephen W. Pless (AK-3007) - MSC Charter
	18k	*Namesake* Major Stephen W. Pless United States Marine Corps	Marine Corps League
	295k	*SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (AK-3007)** at anchor outside of Boston Harbor, September 1985, at the start of Ocean Safari '85.	CDR Rick Bigelow, USNR (Ret.)
	221k	*SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (AK-3007) at anchor in Hvalfjordur fjord about 20 miles north of Rekjavik, Iceland in September 1985 during Ocean Safari '85. Maj. Stephen W. Pless** sailed from Boston Harbor to Iceland as part of a convoy in company with a German freighter, Canadian tanker, and a British freighter escorted by a Canadian squadron of Korvettes.	CDR Rick Bigelow, USNR (Ret.)
	76k	*SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (AK-3007)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	52k	*SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (AK-3007)** underway, possibly under tow, date and location unknown. US Navy photo	MSC web site
	80k	*SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (AK-3007)** moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Photo by Peter Westdijk, the Netherlands
	114k	*SS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (AK-3007)** offloads cargo during Operation Desert Shield, 13 December 1990. Defense Visual Information Center photo # DM-ST-92-00102, SSGT. J. R. Ruark	Bill Gonyo
USNS MAJ Stephen W. Pless (T-AK-3007)
	234k	Military Sealift Command's Surge Sealift, Roll-on/Roll-off ship *USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (T-AK 3007) arrives at Laem Chabang in support of Exercise Cobra Gold carrying more than 470 items. Maj. Stephen Pless** is one of two MSC ships delivering equipment for Exercise Cobra Gold, one of the largest multilateral exercises in the Asia-Pacific region. US Navy photo # 160127-N-IX266-002 LAEM CHABANG, Thailand (Jan. 27, 2016) by Grady T. Fontana.	Lee Wahler
	227k	U.S. Army Soldiers with 1-2 Infantry Division, 2-3 Battalion, inspect an Interim Armored Vehicle Stryker, as it is off loaded from *USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (T-AK 3007)*, during exercise Cobra Gold 2016, at Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand. Cobra Gold, in its 35th iteration, is an important element of the United States' and all other participating nations' regional military to military engagement efforts. US Marine Corps Combat photo # 160128-M-AR450-511 SATTAHIP, Thailand (Jan. 28, 2016)* by Cpl. Wesley Timm.	Lee Wahler
	300k	A humvee is offloaded from *USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (T-AK 3007). Pless*, carrying more than 470 items, is one of two MSC ships delivering equipment for Exercise Cobra Gold, one of the largest multilateral exercises in the Asia-Pacific region. Pless is concurrently participating in Pacific Pathway 16-1, an operation that supports three exercises. US Navy photo # 160128-N-IX266-003 CHUK SAMET, Thailand (Jan. 28, 2016)* by Grady T. Fontana.	Lee Wahler
0913300713	114k	*USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless* (T-AK 3007)** anchored in the Gulf of Thailand, 25 February 2016, while supporting Exercise Cobra Gold 2016. U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command photo # 160220-N-OU129-142 by MC3 Joshua Fulton.	Robert Hurst
	259k	*USNS Maj Stephen W. Pless* (T-AK-3007) moored pierside outboard of USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006)** at Newport News, VA., 17 August 2016. US Navy Photo # 160817-N-OH262-361 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 17, 2016 by Bill Mesta	Lee Wahler
	67k	*USNS Maj Stephen W. Pless* (T-AK-3007)** pulls away from the pier at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after delivering her fleet hospital cargo. At left the Navy tug Wanamassa (YTB-820) is returning to her berth in the harbor. US Navy photo from MSC	Robert Hurst
	239k	Ships of the Military Sealift Command Sealift Program (PM5) including *USNS Maj Stephen W. Pless* (T-AK-3007) and USNS Sgt Matej Kocak (T-AK-3005)** moored at Newport News, VA., 22 September 2019. US Navy Photo # 160817-N-OH262-361 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 17, 2016 by Bill Mesta	Lee Wahler