USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams

USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009), formerly MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009), is the second ship of the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship and one of the maritime prepositioning ships of the US Navy.^[1] She is named after Medal of Honor recipient and US Marine Dewayne T. Williams.^[2]

USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams
History
United States
Name	PFC Dewayne T. Williams
Namesake	Dewayne T. Williams
Owner	Military Sealift Command
Operator	American Overseas Marine (1985–2006) Military Sealift Command (2006–present)
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	September 1983
Launched	May 1985
Acquired	June 1985
Reclassified	from AK-3009, 2006
Homeport	Diego Garcia
Identification	IMO number: 8219396 MMSI number: 367371000 Callsign: NHNU
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class dry cargo ship
Displacement	44,330 t (43,630 long tons), full
Length	672 ft 6 in (204.98 m)
Beam	106 ft 0 in (32.31 m)
Draft	29 ft 5 in (8.97 m)
Installed power	1 × shaft 27,000 hp (20,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Werkspoor 16TM410 diesel engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	162,500 sq. ft. vehicle 1,605,000 gallons petroleum 81,700 gallons water 522 TEU
Complement	55 mariners
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky CH-53E
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Construction and career

She was built by General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts, and acquired by the Navy under a long-term charter from 6 June 1985. The navy placed her under the direction of the Military Sealift Command as MV PFC Dewayne T. Williams (AK-3009), and assigned to be operated by American Overseas Marine Corporation.^[3]

She was purchased outright by Military Sealift Command on 17 January 2006, and was redesignated USNS PFC Dewayne T. Williams (T-AK-3009).^[4] She was one of the ships assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Program Squadron 1 under the operational control of MSC Europe, operating in the Mediterranean.

Gallery

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  PFC Dewayne T. Williams during Operation Desert Shield in 1990
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  PFC Dewayne T. Williams during Operation Iraqi Freedom on 19 February 2004
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  Stern view of PFC Dewayne T. Williams on 18 September 2014