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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, an American Marine who was awarded the

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during the

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Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1979 at the Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindø,

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. She was put into the service of

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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

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. 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

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. In 2009, the ship was struck from the

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and later in August she was sold for scrap.

Awards

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References

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