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MV American Tern

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MV American Tern (T-AK-4729)
Career USN Jack
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Fate: Template:Ship fate box active in service
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General characteristics
Displacement: 8,650 tons
Length: 521 feet
Beam: 76 feet
Draft: 33 feet
Propulsion:
Speed: 16 knots
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Complement: 21 contract mariners
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Motor Vessel MV American Tern (T-AK-4729) is a container ship in the service of the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command. She makes regular voyages to resupply McMurdo Station in Antarctica.

American Tern unloading containers at McMurdo Station