MV PFC James Anderson Jr.

See also: Emma Mærsk

MV PFC James Anderson Jr. (AK-3002), (former MV Emma Mærsk), was the third ship of the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship built in 1979.^[2] The ship is named after Private First Class James Anderson Jr., an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War.^[3]

MV PFC James Anderson Jr.
History
United States
Name	PFC James Anderson Jr.
Namesake	James Anderson Jr.
Owner	Maersk Line
Builder	Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S
Launched	23 March 1979
Completed	1979
Acquired	June 1979
Renamed	Emma Mærsk (1979–1985)
Stricken	2009
Identification	Callsign: WJXG[1] Hull number: AK-3002
Honours & awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, 2009
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	1 × 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 Emma Mærsk.^[4]

In 1983, she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as MV PFC James. Anderson Jr. (AK-3002). The ship underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Massachusetts. She was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 and supported the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade.^[4]

On 21 September 1990, she unloaded military cargos in support of Operation Desert Storm.^[5]

In 2009, the ship was struck from the Naval Register and later in August she was sold for scrap.^[6]

Awards

• National Defense Service Medal