Completed 1985 Builder Fore River Shipyard | Length 205 m | |
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Name PFC Dewayne T. Williams Owner Military Sealift Command Operator American Overseas Marine Corporation Acquired By Military Sealift Command on 17 January 2006 Reclassified Originally MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009)
Reclassfied USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009) in 2006 | ||
USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009) is a 2nd Lt John P. Bobo-class dry cargo ship, one of the maritime prepositioning ships of the US Navy. She is named after Medal of Honor recipient and US Marine Dewayne T. Williams.
She was built by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts and acquired by the Navy under a long-term charter from 6 June 1985. The navy placed her under the direction of the Military Sealift Command as MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009), and assigned to be operated by American Overseas Marine Corporation. She was one of the ships assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Program Squadron One under the operational control of MSC Europe, operating in the Mediterranean.
She was purchased outright by Military Sealift Command on 17 January 2006 and was redesignated USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009).