_underway_in_the_Strait_of_Hormuz_on_17_April_2020_(200417-N-PI330-0057).JPG) USNSPFC Dewayne T. Williams | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | PFC Dewayne T. Williams |
| Namesake | Dewayne T. Williams |
| Owner | Military Sealift Command |
| Operator |
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| Builder | Fore River Shipyard |
| Laid down | September 1983 |
| Launched | May 1985 |
| Acquired | June 1985 |
| Reclassified | from AK-3009, 2006 |
| Home port | Diego Garcia |
| Identification | |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-classdry cargo ship |
| Displacement | 44,330 t (43,630 long tons), full |
| Length | 672 ft 6 in (204.98 m) |
| Beam | 106 ft 0 in (32.31 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 5 in (8.97 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 ×Werkspoor 16TM410diesel engines |
| Speed | 18knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | |
| Complement | 55 mariners |
| Aircraft carried | 1 ×Sikorsky CH-53E |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
USNSPFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009), formerlyMVPFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009), is the second ship of the2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-classcargo ship and one of themaritime prepositioning ships of theUS Navy.[1] She is named afterMedal of Honor recipient andUS MarineDewayne T. Williams.[2]
She was built byGeneral 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 theMilitary Sealift Command as MVPFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009), and assigned to be operated byAmerican Overseas Marine Corporation.[3]
She was purchased outright by Military Sealift Command on 17 January 2006, and was redesignated USNSPFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009).[4] She was one of the ships assigned toMaritime Prepositioning Program Squadron 1 under the operational control of MSC Europe, operating in theMediterranean.
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