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MV Buffalo Soldier (T AK 9301)

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Owner
  
French Government Line

Namesake
  
Buffalo Soldiers

Length
  
204 m

Name
  
MV Buffalo Soldier

Owner
  
RR and VO Partnership

Builder
  
Chantier naval de La Ciotat (French)

Out of service
  
2001; returned to owners at completion of MSC charter

MV Buffalo Soldier (T-AK-9301) is a roll-on/roll-off ship, formerly of the French Government Line (now merged into CMA CGM). She was sold and reflagged US, renamed to honor Buffalo Soldiers, and chartered by the United States Navy Military Sealift Command as a Maritime Prepositioning ship serving at Diego Garcia laden with U.S. Air Force munitions. She is self-sustaining, that is, she can unload herself, an asset in harbors with little or no infrastructure. Her 120-long-ton capacity roll-on/roll-off ramp accommodates tracked and wheeled vehicles of every description. While she is not currently in service with MSC, ships with her general characteristics are designated Buffalo Soldier class, fleet designation AK 2222.

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MV Buffalo Soldier (T-AK-9301) Wikipedia