MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.

MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) was the second ship of the LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship built in 1985.[1] The ship is named after Sergeant First Class Edward A. Carter Jr., an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.[2]

MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr.
History
United States
NameSSG Edward A. Carter Jr.
NamesakeEdward A. Carter Jr.
Owner
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding
Launched30 December 1984
Completed1985
Renamed
  • American Nebraska (1985–1986)
  • Susan C (1986–1988)
  • Nebraska (1988)
  • Nedlloyd Hudson (1988–1993)
  • OOCL Innovation (1993–2000)
  • Sealand Oregon (2000–2001)
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeLTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship
Displacement74,500 t (73,323 long tons), full
Length949 ft 8 in (289.46 m)
Beam105 ft 9 in (32.23 m)
Draft35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Propulsion1 × Sulzer 7-cyl. diesel engine
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity4,614 TEU
Complement21 mariners
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

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 Nebraska, Susan C and Nebraska from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1986.[3][4]

Nedlloyd later acquired the ship in 1988 and put in service as Nedlloyd Hudson until 2000.[5][4]

OOCL Hong Kong bought the ship and operated her as OOCL Innovation from 2000 until 2001.[6] In which she was acquired by Sea-Land Service and commissioned for a year as Sealand Oregon.[6]

On 1 March 2001, 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 SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. (AK-4544) on 13 June 2001.[3]

SSG Edward A. Carter Jr. participated in Operation Trans Mariner on 30 July 2017.[7]

References
  1. "MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "Staff Sergeant Edward A. Carter Jr: Medal of Honor Series". The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  4. BOX BOATS. New York: Fordham University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8232-2568-2.
  5. "NEDLLOYD HUDSON - IMO 8212673 - Callsign WPWH - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. "OOCL INNOVATION - IMO 8212673 - Callsign WPWH - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. "MV SSG Edward A. Carter Jr". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 14 February 2022.


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