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'''Motor Vessel ''TSgt John A. Chapman'' (T-AK-323)''' is a ] container ship. She is one of ]'s seventeen Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 36 ships in the Prepositioning Program. '''Motor Vessel ''TSgt John A. Chapman'' (T-AK-323)''' is a ] container ship. She is one of ]'s seventeen Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 36 ships in the Prepositioning Program.


Built in 1978 by Chanters Navigation de ] in ], she was originally named ''Merlin''. She was renamed for ] on 8 April 2005. Built in 1978 by Chanters Navigation de ] in ], she was originally named ''Merlin''. On 8 April 2005, she was renamed for ] ] ] ], an ] recipiant.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123010236

|title= Ship takes heroic legacy to the fight
|accessdate= 15 Jan 2010
|author= Senior Airman Becky J. LaRaia
|coauthors= Lisa Terry McKeown, 43rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs
|date= 8 April 2005
|publisher= ]
|quote= SUNNY POINT, N.C. (AFPN) -- A fallen Air Force hero from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., was honored April 8 at the Military Ocean Terminal here. A Navy cargo ship was named for Air Force Cross recipient Tech. Sgt. John Chapman.
}}
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<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=11303647
|title= Pope combat controller awarded Air Force Cross
|accessdate= 15 Jan 2010
|author= Airman 1st Class Jason A. Neal
|coauthors= 43rd Airlift Wing Public Affairs
|date= 13 Jan 2003
|publisher= ]
|quote= POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFPN) -- Senior Air Force leaders awarded the Air Force Cross to Tech. Sgt. John Chapman here Jan. 10.
}}</ref>
''TSgt John A. Chapman'' carries ] munitions. She features climate-controlled cocoons on her weather decks which protect additional cargo from the marine environment. She is owned and operated by ] and is under charter to MSC. ''TSgt John A. Chapman'' carries ] munitions. She features climate-controlled cocoons on her weather decks which protect additional cargo from the marine environment. She is owned and operated by ] and is under charter to MSC.

==References==
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==See also== ==See also==

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MV TSgt John A. Chapman (AK-323)
History
United States
Launched1978
StatusActive in service as of 2009
General characteristics
Displacement26,378 long tons (26,801 t)
Length670 ft (200 m)
Beam87 ft (27 m)
Draft34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
Speed16 kn (30 km/h)
Complement19 civilian, 0 military

Motor Vessel TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323) is a Buffalo Soldier-class container ship. She is one of Military Sealift Command's seventeen Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and is part of the 36 ships in the Prepositioning Program.

Built in 1978 by Chanters Navigation de la Ciotat in France, she was originally named Merlin. On 8 April 2005, she was renamed for Pope Air Force Base combat controller Technical Sergeant John A. Chapman, an Air Force Cross recipiant. TSgt John A. Chapman carries Air Force munitions. She features climate-controlled cocoons on her weather decks which protect additional cargo from the marine environment. She is owned and operated by Sealift, Inc. and is under charter to MSC.

References

  1. Senior Airman Becky J. LaRaia (8 April 2005). "Ship takes heroic legacy to the fight". US Air Force. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. SUNNY POINT, N.C. (AFPN) -- A fallen Air Force hero from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., was honored April 8 at the Military Ocean Terminal here. A Navy cargo ship was named for Air Force Cross recipient Tech. Sgt. John Chapman. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. Airman 1st Class Jason A. Neal (13 Jan 2003). "Pope combat controller awarded Air Force Cross". US Air Force. Retrieved 15 Jan 2010. POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFPN) -- Senior Air Force leaders awarded the Air Force Cross to Tech. Sgt. John Chapman here Jan. 10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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