MV ''PFC James Anderson Jr.'' (AK-3002), (former MV ''Emma Mærsk''), was the third ship of the built in 1979. The ship is named after
Private First Class
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James Anderson Jr.
Private First Class James Anderson Jr. (January 22, 1947 – February 28, 1967) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism while serving in Vietnam in February 1967. When his Medal of Honor was awarded on ...
, an American
Marine
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who was awarded the
Medal of Honor during the
Vietnam War.
Construction and commissioning
The ship was built in 1979 at the
Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S,
Lindø
Odense Steel Shipyard ( da, Odense Staalskibsværft) was a Danish shipyard company located in Odense. It was best known for building container ships for its parent group, A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, including the Mærsk E class in 2006 whic ...
,
Denmark. She was put into the service of
Maersk Line
Maersk Line or Maersk SeaLand is a Danish international container shipping company and the largest operating subsidiary of the Maersk Group, a Danish business conglomerate. Founded in 1928, it is the world's largest container shipping company by ...
as ''Emma Mærsk''.
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.
On 21 September 1990, she unloaded military cargos in support of
Operation Desert Storm.
In 2009, the ship was struck from the
Naval Register
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and later in August she was sold for scrap.
Awards
*
National Defense Service Medal
References
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Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship
1979 ships
Ships built in Denmark
Gulf War ships of the United States
Merchant ships of the United States
Cargo ships of the United States Navy
Container ships of the United States Navy