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USMC Mission and Organization 102<br />

MPF ships are designated MV for motor vessel and SS for steam ship. MPF ships<br />

designated USNS are government-owned ships operated by mariners employed<br />

by companies under contract to MSC.<br />

The Corporal Louis J. Hauge, Jr. Class is the original class of MPS ships<br />

chartered by Military Sealift Command. The five ships are Maersk Line ships<br />

converted by Bethlehem Steel. During conversion, the ships gained an additional<br />

157 feet (48 m) amidships and a helicopter landing pad, among other things.<br />

The Sergeant Matej Kocak Class, the second class of MPS ships chartered by<br />

MSC, also gained 157 feet (48 m) amidships and a helicopter landing platform<br />

after conversion. These ships, delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s, are National<br />

Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, conversion ships owned and operated by<br />

Waterman Steamship Corp.<br />

The 2nd Lieutenant John P. Bobo Class ships are new construction ships<br />

delivered to MSC in the mid-1980s from General Dynamics, Quincy, Mass. They<br />

are owned and operated by American Overseas <strong>Marine</strong>.<br />

MV CAPT Steven L. Bennett MV SGT William R. Button,<br />

USNS 1st LT Harry L. Martin MV PFC James Anderson Jr.<br />

102-19

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