She was later transferred to the Military Sealift Command Surge Sealift as USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK-3005) from 2 October 2012.[6] At 11:30 a.m. of 22 January 2015, she ran aground approximately six nautical miles off the coast of Uruma, Okinawa. She was refloated on 3 February later that year.[7]
On 21 March 2023, Sgt. Matej Kocak was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register[1] alone with another two ships in the class.
Referencesedit
^ ab"SGT MATEJ KOCAK (AK 3005)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^"Matej Kocak | World War I | U.S. Marine Corps | Medal of Honor Recipient". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ ab"SS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005)". www.navysite.de. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ ab"Cargo Ship Photo Index". Navsource. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^ ab"John B. Waterman" (PDF). Sun Ship Historical Society’s Ships History Page. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^"MSC's Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One Disestablished". MarineLink. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^Larter, David (24 May 2017). "Navy working to free grounded container ship off Japan". Navy Times. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^Keller, Katie (29 September 2020). "Palantir Awarded $91 Million Contract R&D for the US Army Research Laboratory". ClearanceJobs. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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matej, kocak, 3005, former, 3005, usns, matej, kocak, 3005, lead, ship, matej, kocak, class, cargo, ship, built, 1981, ship, named, after, sergeant, matej, kocak, american, marine, awarded, medal, honor, during, world, history, united, states, namesgt, matej, . SS Sgt Matej Kocak T AK 3005 former SS Sgt Matej Kocak AK 3005 and USNS Sgt Matej Kocak T AK 3005 is the lead ship of the Sgt Matej Kocak class cargo ship built in 1981 1 The ship is named after Sergeant Matej Kocak an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I 2 SS Sgt Matej KocakHistory United States NameSgt Matej Kocak NamesakeMatej Kocak OwnerWaterman Steamship Corp 1983 Military Sealift Command 2023 Ordered21 November 1978 BuilderSun Shipbuilding Laid down3 March 1980 Sponsored byMrs George B Moran Christened25 April 1981 Acquired23 March 1983 RenamedJohn B Waterman 1983 1984 Reclassifiedfrom AK 3005 Stricken21 March 2023 IdentificationIMO number 7802706 MMSI number 366203000 Callsign NKCK Hull number T AK 3005 StatusStricken General characteristics Class and typeSgt Matej Kocak class cargo ship Displacement26 125 t 25 712 long tons light 48 754 t 47 984 long tons full Length821 ft 0 in 250 24 m Beam105 ft 6 in 32 16 m Draft33 ft 10 in 10 31 m Installed power1 shaft 30 000 hp 22 000 kW Propulsion2 GE Marine turbine engines 2 boilers Speed20 knots 37 km h 23 mph Capacity152 236 sq ft vehicle 2 189 gallons petroleum 2 189 gallons water 532 TEU Complement34 mariners and 10 technicians Aviation facilitiesHelipadConstruction and commissioning editThe ship was built in 1981 at the Sun Shipbuilding Chester Pennsylvania She was put into the service of Waterman Steamship Corp as John B Waterman 3 4 In 1984 she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long term contract The ship underwent conversion at the National Steel and Shipbuilding San Diego until October 1984 3 Later that year put into service as SS Sgt Matej Kocak AK 3005 5 Sgt Matej Kocak was put into the Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 2 based at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean to support the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade 5 4 She was later transferred to the Military Sealift Command Surge Sealift as USNS Sgt Matej Kocak T AK 3005 from 2 October 2012 6 At 11 30 a m of 22 January 2015 she ran aground approximately six nautical miles off the coast of Uruma Okinawa She was refloated on 3 February later that year 7 Crowley Government Services Inc was awarded 14 513 105 to maintain USNS LCPL Roy M Wheat USNS PFC Eugene A Obregon USNS Maj Stephen W Pless and Sgt Matej Kocak on 29 September 2020 8 On 21 March 2023 Sgt Matej Kocak was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 1 alone with another two ships in the class References edit a b SGT MATEJ KOCAK AK 3005 Naval Vessel Register Retrieved 13 February 2022 Matej Kocak World War I U S Marine Corps Medal of Honor Recipient Congressional Medal of Honor Society Retrieved 13 February 2022 a b SS Sgt Matej Kocak T AK 3005 www navysite de Retrieved 13 February 2022 a b Cargo Ship Photo Index Navsource Retrieved 13 February 2022 a b John B Waterman PDF Sun Ship Historical Society s Ships History Page 9 April 2020 Retrieved 12 February 2022 MSC s Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One Disestablished MarineLink 28 September 2012 Retrieved 13 February 2022 Larter David 24 May 2017 Navy working to free grounded container ship off Japan Navy Times Retrieved 13 February 2022 Keller Katie 29 September 2020 Palantir Awarded 91 Million Contract R amp D for the US Army Research Laboratory ClearanceJobs Retrieved 12 February 2022 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USNS Sgt Matej Kocak T AK 3005 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Sgt Matej Kocak amp oldid 1223803120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,