MV American Tern
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Fate: | Template:Ship fate box active in service |
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Displacement: | 8,650 tons |
Length: | 521 feet |
Beam: | 76 feet |
Draft: | 33 feet |
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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.
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