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

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USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009) underway in the Strait of Hormuz on 17 April 2020 (200417-N-PI330-0057).JPG
Dewayne T. Williams in April 2020
History
United States
NamePFC Dewayne T. Williams
OwnerMilitary Sealift Command
OperatorCrowley Government Services
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts
Launched16 February 1985
Completed1985
AcquiredBy 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
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and type dry cargo ship
Displacement
  • 19,588 t.(lt)
  • 40,846 t.(fl)
Length673 ft (205 m)
Beam105 ft (32 m)
Draft34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Installed power2 × Stork Werkspoor 18TM410 (26,400 bhp combined)
Propulsion
  • Single shaft
  • Bow thruster (1,000 bhp)
Speed17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph)
Capacity
  • 162,500 sq. ft. vehicle
  • 1,605,000 gallons petroleum
  • 81,700 gallons water
  • 522 TEU
Complement10 officers, 30 crew, 25 civilian maintenance
Aviation facilitiesHelicopter platform

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

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