MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.

MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.
History
United States
Name	SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.
Namesake	Edward A. Carter Jr.
Owner	United States Lines (1985–1988) Nedlloyd (1988–1993) OOCL Hong Kong (1993–2000) Sea-Land Service (2000–2001) Maersk Line (2001–2010s)
Builder	Daewoo Shipbuilding
Launched	30 December 1984
Completed	1985
Commissioned	2001
Out of service	2016
Renamed	American Nebraska (1985–1986) Susan C (1986–1988) Nebraska (1988) Nedlloyd Hudson (1988–1993) OOCL Innovation (1993–2000) Sealand Oregon (2000–2001)
Identification	IMO number:  8212673 MMSI number: 367015000 Call sign: WDDU Hull number: AK-4544
Fate	sold for Scrapped at Turkey
Status	Scrapped,2016
General characteristics
Class & type	LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship
Displacement	74,500 t (73,323 long tons), full
Length	949 ft 8 in (289.46 m)
Beam	105 ft 9 in (32.23 m)
Draft	35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Propulsion	1 × Sulzer 7-cyl. diesel engine
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	4,614 TEU
Complement	21 mariners
Aviation facilities	Helipad

MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) was the second ship of the LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship built in 1985. ^[1] The ship is named after Sergeant First Class Edward A. Carter Jr., an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II. ^[2]

Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1985 at the Daewoo Shipyard, Koje, Yeongnam. She was put into the service of United States Lines as American Nebraska, Susan C and Nebraska from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1986. ^{[3] [4]}

Nedlloyd later acquired the ship in 1988 and put in service as Nedlloyd Hudson until 2000. ^{[5] [4]}

OOCL Hong Kong bought the ship and operated her as OOCL Innovation from 2000 until 2001. ^[6] In which she was acquired by Sea-Land Service and commissioned for a year as Sealand Oregon. ^[6]

On 1 March 2001, the ship was chartered by the Maersk Line for the Military Sealift Command and was put into the Prepositioning Program and the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2 as MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) on 13 June 2001. ^[3]

References

1. "MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
2. "Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter Jr: Medal of Honor Series". The National WWII Museum. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
3. "MV SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr. (AK-4544)". NavSource. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
4. BOX BOATS. New York: Fordham University Press. 2006. ISBN   978-0-8232-2568-2.
5. "NEDLLOYD HUDSON - IMO 8212673". Shipspotting. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
6. "OOCL INNOVATION - IMO 8212673". Shipspotting. Retrieved 14 February 2022.