MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher

MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher (T-AK-4396) is a U.S. Military Sealift Command vessel named for US Air Force Medal of Honor recipient Bernard F. Fisher.^[1][2] The vessel is a civilian-owned and operated container ship under contract to deliver pre-positioned supplies and equipment under the Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program.^[3] The Fisher is one of eight (as of 2008) container ships that support Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, Marine Corps and US Army operations as part of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three.^[4]

History
United States
Owner	Sealift Incorporated
Operator	Sealift Incorporated
Launched	21 December 1984
Completed	1985
Renamed	Originally MV Sea Fox Renamed MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher in 1999
Identification	IMO number: 8320559 MMSI number: 338481000 Callsign: KBGK
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Displacement	48,000 tons
Length	652 ft (199 m)
Beam	105 ft (32 m)
Draft	34 ft (10 m)
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	24 civilian, 0 military

The ship is owned and operated by Sealift, Inc., of Oyster Bay, New York.^[5] Originally named MV Sea Fox,^[6] the Fisher was renamed in October 1999 as part of its chartering for the Prepositioning Program.