MV LTC John U.D. Page
History
United States
NameLTC John U.D. Page
NamesakeJohn U. D. Page
Owner
BuilderDaewoo Shipbuilding
Yard number4011
Completed1985
Renamed
  • American Utah (1985-1986)
  • Irene D (1986-1988)
  • Utah (1988)
  • Newark Bay (1988-2001)
Identification
FateScrapped, 2015
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

USNS LTC John U.D. Page (AK-4496), was the lead ship of the LTC John U.D. Page-class cargo ship built in 1985.[1][2] The ship is named after Lieutenant Colonel John U. D. Page, an American soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor during Korean War.[3]

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 Utah and Irene D from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1986.[4][5]

Sea-Land Service later acquired the ship in 1988 and put in service as Utah and Newark Bay until 2000.[6][5]

In October 2000, 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 LTC John U.D. Page (AK-4496) on 1 March 2001.[4]

In 2015, the ship left for scrap in Rotterdam, Netherlands by Sea2Cradlen and the recycling process was completed by 2016.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "MV LTC John U.D. Page". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "LTC JOHN U D PAGE (AK 4543)". Naval Vessel Register. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Medal of Honor Monday: Army Lt. Col. John U.D. Page". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 BOX BOATS. New York: Fordham University Press. 2006. p. 665789. ISBN 978-0-8232-2568-2.
  6. ↑ "NEWARK BAY - IMO 8212714 - ShipSpotting.com - Ship Photos and Ship Tracker". www.shipspotting.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "LTC John UD Page". Sea2Cradle. Retrieved 12 February 2022.


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