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MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544)


International Radio Call Sign

MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.
International Radio Call Sign:
Whiskey - Delta - Delta - Uniform
 WDDU
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
LTC John U. D. Page Class Logistics Prepositioning Ship:
  • Built in 1985 by Daewoo Heavy Industries, Koje, Yeongnam, South Korea
  • Launched, 30 December 1984
  • Acquired by United States Lines, 1985, named MV American Nebraska
  • Renamed in MV Susan in 1986
  • Acquired by Nedlloyd in 1988, renamed MV American Nebraska
  • renamed MV Nedlloyd Hudson in 1988
  • Acquired by OOCL Hong Kong in 1993, renamed MV OOCL Innovation
  • Acquired by Sea-Land Service in 2000, renamed MV Sealand Oregon
  • Acquired by Maersk Lines Ltd in 2001 to operate under a five year contract for Military Sealift Command (MSC)
  • Converted for Military service at Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Norfolk, VA.
  • Renamed MV SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr. (AK-4544), 12 June 2001
  • Placed in service, 13 June 2001
  • MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) was one of the Military Sealift Command's seven Container Ships and is part of the 36 ships in the Prepositioning Program
  • MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Program Squadron Two and operates out of Diego Garcia
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in Turkey in 2016
    Specifications:
    Displacement 74,500 t.(fl)
    Length 949' 8"
    Beam 105' 9"
    Draft 35' (max)
    Speed 18 kts.
    Armament none
    Complement 22 Civilian Mariners
    Propulsion system unknown
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    Merchant Service
    SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr. 76k The Dutch merchantman MV Nedlloyd Hudson underway, date and location unknown Gerhard Mueller-Debus
    SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr.
    0913454404    		 563k MV American Nebraska moored inboard of MV American Kentuckyd) New York/New Jersey, 1 July 1987.
    Photo courtesy of ©Wolfgang Fricke. American Kentucky & American Nebraska - IMO 8212661 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos, Information, Videos and Ship Tracker    		 Robert Hurst
    Military Sealift Command (lease)
    SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr. 45k MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) moored pierside, date and place unknown. MSC web site
    SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr. 952k Overhead view of MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) underway, date and location unknown. MSC web site
    There is no DANFS history available for MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) at NavSource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    MARAD Vessel History Data Base
    Medal of Honor Citation for SSG Edward A. Carter, Jr. USA,
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