TAK 5089 Ltc. Calvin P. Titus 

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TAK 5089 Ltc. Calvin P. Titus and TAK 5091 SP5 Eric G. Gibson are container ships, owned and operated by Maersk Lines. They are used to carry sustainment cargo including MREs, lubricants, medical supplies, repair parts and chemical defense equipment. These ships combine the capabilities of RO/RO container and break-bulk ships. They have the container capacity of 1,526 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) and 40,000 square feet of RO/RO space. The strength of the garage deck, the clear-deck heights, and the immense stern ramp allow for the transport of heavy armored vehicles, including M1A1 tanks. The Gibson is prepositioned in Guam, and Titus is prepositioned in Saipan.

In June 1999, MV Lt. Col. Calvin P. Titus, owned and operated under charter to MSC by Maersk Lines, was replaced by a ship owned and operated under charter to MSC by Titus Shipholding Corporation. The new vessel was renamed MV Lt. Col. Calvin P. Titus. Similarly, MV SP5 Eric G. Gibson, owned and operated under charter to MSC by Maersk Lines, was replaced by the Gibson Shipholding Corporation’s MV SP5 Eric G. Gibson in July 1999. These two container ships, carrying Army sustainment stocks, are on station in Guam/Saipan. MV LTC Calvin P. Titus and MV SP5 Eric G. Gibson were completed in 1985 by Odense Steel Shipyard. The new and old Gibsons exchanged their cargo in Korea, a first for the Prepositioning Program.

 

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	Pre-1999	Post-1999
Builder		Odense Steel Shipyard, Odense, Denmark
Power Plant	1 diesel, 1 shaft, 31,800 bhp	23,030 SHP Sulzer, Model 7RTA76; 1 shaft
Length	784 feet	652 feet, 3 inches
Beam	100 feet	105 feet, 7 inches
Draft	38 feet	36 feet
Displacement	50,000 tons	48,012 long tons
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Speed	21 knots	18.5 knots
Crew		25 civilians
Aircraft	none	none

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Name	Number	Builder	Homeport	Ordered	Commissioned	Decommissioned
Ltc. Calvin P. Titus	T-AK 5089		Saipan		1995	Jun 1999
SP5 Eric G. Gibson	T-AK 5091		Guam		1995	Jul 1999
Ltc. Calvin P. Titus	T-AK 5089	Odense	Saipan		Jun 1999
SP5 Eric G. Gibson	T-AK 5091	Odense	Guam		Jul 1999

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