USNS 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin

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USNS 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
Name1st Lt. Harry L. Martin
Namesake Harry L. Martin
Owner
Builder Bremer Vulkan
Completed1979
Renamed
  • Lillooet (1979-1988)
  • Rabelais (1988-1989)
  • CGM Rabelais (1989-1993)
  • NOSAC Cedar (1993-1994)
  • Tarago (1994-2000)
Stricken30 December 2021
Identification
General characteristics
Class and type 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin-class dry cargo ship
Displacement
  • 19,588 t (19,279 long tons), light
  • 39,450 t (38,827 long tons), full
Length754 ft 6 in (229.97 m)
Beam76 ft 5 in (23.29 m)
Draft42 ft 65 in (14.45 m)
Installed power
  • 1 × shaft
  • 21,000 hp (16,000 kW)
Propulsion1 × Burmeister & Wain K7SZ90/160 BL diesel engines
Speed17–21 knots (31–39 km/h; 20–24 mph)
Range1,600  nmi (3,000 km; 1,800 mi)
Capacity
Complement39 mariners
Aviation facilities Helipad

USNS 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin (T-AK-3015), is the only ship of the 1st Lt. Harry L. Martin-class cargo ship built in 1979. [1] The ship is named after First Lieutenant Harry L. Martin, an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.

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Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1979 at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts.

On 1 August 1986, the Pacific Direct Line owned car carrier MV Lilllooet entered Sydney Harbour. [2] In 1988, the ship was sold to Compagnie Générale Maritime and renamed Rabelais. [3]

In 1993, Norwegian America Line acquired the ship and was renamed NOSAC Cedar until 1994. [4] In 1994, the ship was acquired by the Wilh. Wilhelmsen and renamed Tarago. [5] [6] In 1995, the ship was purchased by the Military Sealift Command and was put into the Prepositioning Program and the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 on 20 April 2000. [7] The ship operates in the Pacific Ocean, out of Saipan and Guam.

On 26 September 2013, the ship collided with the Mathews Bridge, Jacksonville while being towed to North Florida Shipyards at about 2 p.m. [8] Florida Department of Transportation filed a lawsuit against the towing company after the collision costed $4 million in damage. [9]

On 30 December 2021, Harry L. Martin was removed from service and sold for scrap. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1ST LT HARRY L MARTIN (AK 3015)". Naval Vessel Register. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "TARAGO - IMO 7720415 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ MIKOS-35 (7 November 2010), 1989-1993 CGM RABELAIS , retrieved 12 February 2022
  4. ↑ Mariners Weather Log. United States. Environmental Data and Information Service, United States. Weather Bureau, National Oceanographic Data Center (U.S.). Vol. 38–39. 1994. p. 78.
  5. ↑ "Norwegian American Line - NAL | Marine Money Offshore". 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Ford, Herbert (10 January 2014). Pitcairn Island as a Port of Call. McFarland. p. 287. ISBN   978-0786488223.
  7. ↑ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Gilliam, Dan Scanlan, Derek. "Jacksonville's Mathews Bridge shut down after ship hits it". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "State sues Navy over Mathews Bridge collision". WJXT. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2022.


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