USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez

USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (T-AK-3010) / (AK-3010) is the third ship of the 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class cargo ship built in 1985. The ship is named after First lieutenant Baldomero López, a US Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Korean War.^[1]

USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez
History
United States
Name	1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez
Namesake	Baldomero López
Owner	American Overseas Marine (1985–2006) Military Sealift Command (2006–present)
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Laid down	March 1984
Launched	October 1985
Acquired	20 November 1985
Reclassified	from AK-3010, 2006
Homeport	Diego Garcia
Identification	IMO number: 8302442 MMSI number: 367348000 Callsign: NHNT Hull number: T-AK-3010
Honours and awards	See Awards
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	2nd Lt. John P. Bobo-class dry cargo ship
Displacement	44,330 t (43,630 long tons), full
Length	672 ft 6 in (204.98 m)
Beam	106 ft 0 in (32.31 m)
Draft	29 ft 5 in (8.97 m)
Installed power	1 × shaft 27,000 hp (20,000 kW)
Propulsion	2 × Werkspoor 16TM410 diesel engines
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	162,500 sq. ft. vehicle 1,605,000 gallons petroleum 81,700 gallons water 522 TEU
Complement	55 mariners
Aircraft carried	1 × Sikorsky CH-53E
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Construction and commissioning

The ship was laid down in March 1984 and launched in October 1985 at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts. Later acquired on 20 November 1985 by the Maritime Administration for operation by American Overseas Marine.^{[citation needed]}

From 3 until 13 October 2004, Baldomero Lopez, USNS Sgt. William R. Button (AK-3012) and USNS Charlton (T-AKR-314) transported into the Port of Philadelphia 400,000 square feet of combat gear for U.S. forces deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom.^[2] On 17 January 2006, the ship was purchased by the Military Sealift Command and put into the Prepositioning Program with Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2. The ship operates in the Far East and Indian Ocean.^{[citation needed]}

During Exercise Trident Juncture 2018, she unloaded, inspected and transported supplies to designated areas on 12 October 2018.^[3]

Baldomero Lopez carried and unloaded equipments and supplies as part of Maritime Prepositioning Force Exercise (MPFEX) 2020 while off the coast of Florida at Naval Station Mayport, on 14 February 2020.^[4]

Awards

• National Defense Service Medal

Gallery

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  Seabees unloading crates from 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez during Operation Desert Storm on 1 August 1990

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  Starboard view of 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez on 14 February 2020

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  Port side view of 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez on 14 February 2020

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  View of 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez from the bow

References

1. "First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
2. "1ST LT. BALDOMERO LOPEZ" (PDF). Cargo Vessels International. 3 March 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
3. "USNS 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez". www.msc.usff.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
4. "Unload The Cargo". www.marines.mil. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.