 MV LTC John U.D. Page
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | LTC John U.D. Page |
| Namesake | John U. D. Page |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | Daewoo Shipbuilding |
| Yard number | 4011 |
| Completed | 1985 |
| Renamed |
|
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Scrapped, 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship |
| Displacement | 74,500 t (73,323 long tons), full |
| Length | 949 ft 8 in (289.46 m) |
| Beam | 105 ft 9 in (32.23 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × Sulzer 7-cyl. diesel engine |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity | 4,614 TEU |
| Complement | 21 mariners |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
USNS LTC John U.D. Page (AK-4496), was the lead ship of the LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship built in 1985.[1][2] The ship is named after Lieutenant Colonel John U. D. Page, an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during Korean War.[3]
Construction and commissioning
The ship was built in 1985 at the Daewoo Shipyard, Koje, Yeongnam. She was put into the service of United States Lines as American Utah and Irene D from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1986.[4][5]
Sea-Land Service later acquired the ship in 1988 and put in service as Utah and Newark Bay until 2000.[6][5]
In October 2000, the ship was chartered by the Maersk Line for the Military Sealift Command and was put into the Prepositioning Program and the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2 as MV LTC John U.D. Page (AK-4496) on 1 March 2001.[4]
In 2015, the ship left for scrap in Rotterdam, Netherlands by Sea2Cradlen and the recycling process was completed by 2016.[7]
References
- ^ "MV LTC John U.D. Page". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "LTC JOHN U D PAGE (AK 4543)". Naval Vessel Register. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Medal of Honor Monday: Army Lt. Col. John U.D. Page". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b BOX BOATS. New York: Fordham University Press. 2006. p. 665789. ISBN 978-0-8232-2568-2.
- ^ "NEWARK BAY - IMO 8212714 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "LTC John UD Page". Sea2Cradle. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
This page was last edited on 4 February 2023, at 16:29