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History
United States
Name	1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman
Namesake	Alexander Bonnyman Jr.
Owner	Maersk Line
Builder	Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S
Launched	3 August 1979
Completed	1980
Acquired	January 1980
Renamed	Emilie Mærsk (1980–1985)
Stricken	2009
Identification	Hull number: AK-3003
Honours and awards	See Awards
Fate	Scrapped, 2009
General characteristics
Class and type	Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship
Displacement	23,365 t (22,996 long tons), light 46,484 t (45,750 long tons), full
Length	755 ft 5 in (230.25 m)
Beam	90 ft 0 in (27.43 m)
Draft	33 ft 10 in (10.31 m)
Installed power	1 × shaft 16,800 hp (12,500 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Sulzer 7RND76M diesel engines 2 × boilers
Speed	16.4 knots (30.4 km/h; 18.9 mph)
Capacity	120,080 sq. ft. vehicle 1,283,000 gallons petroleum 65,000 gallons water 332 TEU
Complement	25 mariners and 11 technicians
Aviation facilities	Helipad

MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (AK-3003), (former MV Emilie Mærsk), was the fourth ship of the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship built in 1980.^[1] The ship is named after First Lieutenant Alexander Bonnyman Jr., an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.^[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 Emilie Mærsk.

In 1984, she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (AK-3003). The ship underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Massachusetts. She was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 and supported the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade.

In 2009, the ship was struck from the Naval Register and later in August she was sold for scrap.

Awards

• National Defense Service Medal

References