MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett
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History | |
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Name |
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Owner | Sealift Incorporated |
Port of registry |
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Builder | |
Laid down | 1 January 1984 |
Launched | August 1984 |
Completed | 1 October 1984 |
Acquired | 1984 |
Homeport | Diego Garcia |
Identification |
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Fate | Scrapped 18 March 2016 |
Notes | [1] |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 29,223 gt |
Displacement | 53,727.26 tons |
Length | 209.4 m (687 ft), overall |
Beam | 30.48 m (100 ft) |
Draft | 11.6 m (38 ft) |
Propulsion | 1 diesel; 1 shaft |
Speed | 16.5 knots |
Notes | [1][2] |
MV Capt. Steven L. Bennett (T-AK-4296) was a container ship and lead ship of her class.[3] Originally named TNT Express, she was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Koje, South Korea in 1984. She was named after United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient Captain Steven L. Bennett. The ship was a Logistics Prepositioning Ship sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.[4] The ship returned to commercial service after the MSC contract ended in October 2012.