Summary
USNS LTC John U.D. Page (AK-4496), was the lead ship of the LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship built in 1985.[1][2] The ship is named after Lieutenant Colonel John U. D. Page, an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during Korean War.[3]
 MV LTC John U.D. Page
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LTC John U.D. Page |
| Namesake | John U. D. Page |
| Owner |
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| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding |
| Yard number | 4011 |
| Completed | 1985 |
| Renamed |
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| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped, 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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 |
Construction and commissioning edit
The ship was built in 1985 at the Daewoo Shipyard, Koje, Yeongnam. She was put into the service of United States Lines as American Utah and Irene D from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1986.[4][5]
Sea-Land Service later acquired the ship in 1988 and put in service as Utah and Newark Bay until 2000.[6][5]
In October 2000, 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 LTC John U.D. Page (AK-4496) on 1 March 2001.[4]
In 2015, the ship left for scrap in Rotterdam, Netherlands by Sea2Cradlen and the recycling process was completed by 2016.[7]
References edit
- ^ "MV LTC John U.D. Page". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "LTC JOHN U D PAGE (AK 4543)". Naval Vessel Register. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Medal of Honor Monday: Army Lt. Col. John U.D. Page". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b BOX BOATS. New York: Fordham University Press. 2006. p. 665789. ISBN 978-0-8232-2568-2.
- ^ "NEWARK BAY - IMO 8212714 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "LTC John UD Page". Sea2Cradle. Retrieved 12 February 2022.