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MV Capt. David I. Lyon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
History
United States
OwnerSealift Incorporated
OperatorSealift Incorporated
Launched1996
Completed1996
Renamed
  • Previous names (while operating in commercial service) include WIKING (1996), CAPRICORN CHALLENGER (1997), PACIFIC CHAMPION (1999), DAL EAST LONDON (2005), CALA POSITANO (2006), "POSITANO" (2010)[1]
  • Renamed to MV CAPT DAVID I.LYON in 2014.
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Displacement52,878 tons
Length686 ft (209 m)
Beam106 ft (32 m)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement19 civilian, 0 military

MV Capt. David I. Lyon (T-AK-5362) is an Air Force prepositioning vessel operated by the US Military Sealift Command named in honor of Capt. David I. Lyon, an Air Force logistics readiness officer and 2008 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who was killed in action on December 27th, 2013, in Afghanistan.[2][3] 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.[4] The Fisher is one of thirteen (as of 2024) container ships that support Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, Marine Corps and US Army operations as part of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three.[5]

The ship is owned and operated by Sealift, Inc., of Oyster Bay, New York.[6] The ship was built in 1996 by New Szczecin Shipyard in Szczecin, Poland, and was originally named Wiking,[7][8] the Lyon was renamed in 2014 as part of its chartering for the Prepositioning Program.

References

  1. ^ https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9123037
  2. ^ "Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon" (Press release). U.S. Air Force. August 11, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Air Force Containers". Military Sealift Command. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Prepositioning Program (PM3)". Military Sealift Command. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "PREPOSITIONING (PM3)". Military Sealift Command. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Sealift to provide one U.S. vessel Capt. David I. Lyon for transportation cargo" (Press release). Navy Recognition. September 24, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/details/9123037
  8. ^ https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2019/september/7504-sealift-to-provide-one-u-s-vessel-capt-david-i-lyon-for-transportation-cargo.html
This page was last edited on 6 April 2024, at 16:41
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