SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon explained

SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006), (former SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006) and USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006)), is the second ship of the built in 1982.^[1] The ship is named after Private First Class Eugene A. Obregon, an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.^{[2] [3]}

Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1982 at the Sun Shipbuilding, Chester, Pennsylvania. She was put into the service of Waterman Steamship Corp. as Thomas Heyward.^[4]

In 1985, she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (AK-3006). The ship underwent conversion at the National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego.

In January 2010, PFC Eugene A. Obregon was put into the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 1, based in the Atlantic Ocean. On 14 September later that year, she arrived in the Bay of Naples.^[5]

She was later transferred to the Military Sealift Command Surge Sealift as USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK-3006) from 1 October 2012.^[6]

Crowley Government Services Inc. was awarded $14,513,105 to maintain USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK-3016), USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK-3005), USNS Maj. Stephen W. Pless (T-AK-3007) and PFC Eugene A. Obregon on 29 September 2020.^[7]

On 21 March 2023, PFC Eugene A. Obregon, with the remaining two ships in the class, was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.

Notes and References

1. Web site: PFC EUGENE A OBREGON (AK 3006). Naval Vessel Register. 13 February 2022.
2. Web site: Eugene Arnold Obregon Korean War U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor Recipient. 2022-02-13. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. en.
3. Web site: SS Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon (T-AK 3006). www.navysite.de. 13 February 2022.
4. Web site: Cargo Ship Photo Index. Navsource. 13 February 2022.
5. Web site: USNS PFC Eugene A. Obregon. Military Sealift Command. 13 February 2022.
6. News: MSC's Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One Disestablished. MarineLink. 28 September 2012. 13 February 2022.
7. Web site: Keller. Katie. Palantir Awarded $91 Million Contract R&D for the US Army Research Laboratory. ClearanceJobs. 29 September 2020. 12 February 2022.