MV TSgt John A. Chapman
container ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV TSgt John A. Chapman
- IMO number
- 7504639
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- container ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 204.2 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1978
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- CMA CGM
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV TSgt John A. Chapman
MV TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323) was a Buffalo Soldier-class container ship. She was one of Military Sealift Command's Prepositioning Program. Built in 1978 by Chantier naval de La Ciotat in la Ciotat, 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, a posthumous Air Force Cross recipient. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar. In 2018, Chapman's Air Force Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor. TSgt John A. Chapman carried Air Force munitions. She featured climate-controlled cocoons on her weather decks which protect additional cargo from the marine environment. She was owned and operated by Sealift Incorporated under charter to MSC. She was scrapped on 4 September 2014 at Alang.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV TSgt John A. Chapman now?
- MV TSgt John A. Chapman has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MV TSgt John A. Chapman?
- MV TSgt John A. Chapman is a container ship, built in 1978. The vessel is 204.2 m long.
- Who owns MV TSgt John A. Chapman?
- MV TSgt John A. Chapman is registered to CMA CGM and operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has MV TSgt John A. Chapman been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV TSgt John A. Chapman appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).