MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher explained

MV Maj. Bernard F. Fisher (T-AK-4396) is a U.S. Military Sealift Command vessel named for US Air Force Medal of Honor recipient Bernard F. Fisher.[1] [2] The vessel is a civilian-owned and operated container ship under contract to deliver pre-positioned supplies and equipment under the Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program.[3] The Fisher is one of eight (as of 2008) container ships that support Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, Marine Corps and US Army operations as part of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three.[4]

The ship is owned and operated by Sealift, Inc., of Oyster Bay, New York.[5] Originally named MV Sea Fox,[6] the Fisher was renamed in October 1999 as part of its chartering for the Prepositioning Program.

Notes and References

  1. Secretary of the Navy announced the name of newly chartered Sealift ship for U.S. Air Force hero . . October 5, 1999 . June 11, 2008 .
  2. Web site: MV MAJ BERNARD F FISHER (T-AK 4396) Container Ship . . July 18, 2006 . June 11, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Prepositioning Program (PM3) . https://web.archive.org/web/20010124104700/http://www.msc.navy.mil/PM3/ . dead . January 24, 2001 . Military Sealift Command . June 11, 2008 .
  4. Web site: Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three . Military Sealift Command . June 11, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080406073452/http://www.msc.navy.mil/mpsthree/ . April 6, 2008 .
  5. Navy ship named for Air Force hero . . October 1999 . June 11, 2008 .
  6. Contract announced for MV Sea Fox time charter . Military Sealift Command . December 2, 1998 . June 11, 2008 .

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