MV Pvt. Franklin J. Phillips explained

MV Pvt. Franklin J. Phillips (AK-3004), (former MV Evelyn Mærsk), was the fifth ship of the built in 1980.[1] The ship is named after Private Franklin J. Phillips, an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Boxer Rebellion.[2]

Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1980 at the Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindø, Denmark. She was put into the service of Maersk Line as Evelyn Mærsk.[3]

In 1983, she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as MV Pvt. Harry Fisher (AK-3004). The ship underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Massachusetts. She was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2 and supported the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade. In 1988, the ship was renamed to MV Pvt. Franklin J. Philips (AK-3004) after it was found out that Harry Fisher was not his real name.[4]

On 1 August 1990, she unloaded military cargos in support of Operation Desert Shield.[5] In December 1992, the ship took part in Operation Restore Hope.[6]

On 28 August 2003, a Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) drill was held on board the ship.[7]

In 2008, the ship was struck from the Naval Register and later returned to Maersk Line as Mærsk Tennessee.[8]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MV Pvt. Franklin J. Phillips (T-AK 3004). https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220314/https://www.navysite.de/ak/ak3004.htm . 14 March 2022 . live. 2022-02-14. www.navysite.de.
  2. Web site: Harry Fisher – Recipient -. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220314/http://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/1216 . 14 March 2022 . live. 2022-02-14. valor.militarytimes.com. en.
  3. Web site: Cargo Ship Photo Index. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220314/http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/13/133003.htm . 14 March 2022 . live. 2022-02-14. www.navsource.org.
  4. Web site: 2016-08-15. U.S. Marines in the Boxer Rebellion, Part 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060426204707/http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1999/winter/boxer-rebellion-2.html . 26 April 2006 . live. 2022-02-14. National Archives. en.
  5. Web site: 1990-08-01. A container is lowered to the pier from the maritime pre-positioning ship PVT. Harry Fisher (T-AK-3004) during Operation Desert Shield. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220314/https://picryl.com/media/a-container-is-lowered-to-the-pier-from-the-maritime-pre-positioning-ship-pvt-8f7605 . 14 March 2022 . live. 2022-02-14. The U.S. National Archives. en.
  6. Web site: 1992-12-01. A port bow view of the maritime prepositioning ship PVT. FRANKLIN J. PHILLIPS (T-AK-3004) moored to a pier during the multinational relief effort Operation Restore Hope. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220314/https://picryl.com/media/a-port-bow-view-of-the-maritime-prepositioning-ship-pvt-franklin-j-phillips-469794 . 14 March 2022 . live. 2022-02-14. The U.S. National Archives. en.
  7. Web site: Limited. Alamy. 030428-N-8935H-012 At sea aboard MV PVT Franklin J. Phillips (T-AK 3004) Apr. 28, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20220214134204/https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-030428-n-8935h-012-at-sea-aboard-mv-pvt-franklin-j-phillips-t-ak-3004-130007090.html . 14 February 2022 . live. 2022-02-14. www.alamy.com. en.
  8. Web site: Ship MAERSK TENNESSEE (Ro-Ro Cargo) Registered in USA – Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information – IMO 7717169, MMSI -7717169, Call Sign WMFW. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220314/https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:11278/mmsi:-7717169/imo:7717169/vessel:MAERSK_TENNESSEE . 14 March 2022 . live. 2022-02-14. MarineTraffic.com. en.

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