MV Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.

MV Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. (AK-3000), (former MV Estelle Mærsk), was the lead ship of the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship built in 1979.^[1] The ship is named after Corporal Louis J. Hauge Jr., an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.^[2]

MV Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.
History
United States
Name	Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.
Namesake	Louis J. Hauge Jr.
Owner	Maersk Line (1979–2009) Sealift Inc. (2009–2010)
Builder	Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S
Launched	3 August 1979
Completed	1979
Acquired	1979
Renamed	Estelle Mærsk (1979–1984) Abby G (2009–2010)
Identification	IMO number: 7702047 MMSI number: 369591000 Callsign: NLJH Hull number: AK-3000
Honours & awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, 2010
General characteristics
Class & type	Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship
Displacement	23,365 t (22,996 long tons), light 46,484 t (45,750 long tons), full
Length	755 ft 5 in (230.25 m)
Beam	90 ft 0 in (27.43 m)
Draft	33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Installed power	1 × shaft 16,800 hp (12,500 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Sulzer 7RND76M diesel engines 2 × boilers
Speed	16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph)
Capacity	120,080 sq. ft. vehicle 1,283,000 gallons petroleum 65,000 gallons water 332 TEU
Complement	25 mariners and 11 technicians
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1979 at the Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindø, Denmark. She was put into the service of Maersk Line as Estelle Mærsk.^[3]

In 1984 , she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as MV Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. (AK-3000). The ship underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Maryland. She was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 and supported the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade.^[3] On 1 May 1986, the ship was anchored in Subic Bay during Exercise Freedom Banner 1986.^[4]

On 16 August 1990, Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. carried equipment that would later be used during Operation Desert Storm.^[5]

On 20 August 2008, she was part of the Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) exercises.^[6] In 2009, the ship returned to Maersk Line as MV Abby G.^[7] Sealift Inc. later acquired the ship in 2010 and operated the ship with the same name until August of later that year, in which she was towed to Alang, India for scrap.

Awards

• National Defense Service Medal