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TSgt. JOHN A. CHAPMAN - IMO 7504639

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Photographer:
Staale Lemvig [ View profile ]
Photo Category:
Auxiliaries
Added:
Sep 26, 2006
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Image Resolution:
1,024 x 562

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Found this vessel anchored outside Funchal harbour. someone told me it is a american weapons/ammunition carrier. didn't get close enough to read her name
Year: 1978
Builder: La Ciotat CN
Location of yard: La Ciotat Yard No 323
Launch Date: 6.77 Date of completion: 5.78
Type: Cargo ship (RORO) Tons: 13928 : DWT: 19669
Length overall: 164.1 LPP: 155.7 Beam: 26.6 Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn): 1D-19
Owner as Completed:CGM Flag: FR
Subsequent History:

[1987 Lg 204.2/195.1m, 26409gt/26763dw] - 87 CGM UTRILLO - 92 AMERICAN MERLIN - 01 MERLIN - 05 TSGT JOHN A.CHAPMAN

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Current name:
JOHN

Former name(s):

 -  Tsgt John A.chapman (Until 2014 Dec)

 -  Merlin (Until 2005 Apr 12)

 -  American Merlin (Until 2001 Apr)

 -  Cgm Utrillo (Until 1992 Oct)

 -  Utrillo (Until 1987)

Vessel Type:
Container Ship
Gross tonnage:
26,409 tons
Summer DWT:
26,763 tons

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RO/RO - 5 photos

Ships under Repair or Conversion - 2 photos

Wheelhouse - 2 photos

Auxiliaries - 15 photos

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Daniel Ferro

1 photos

Neill Rush

1 photos

BRIAN FISHER

1 photos

simonwp

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Przemek

2 photos

Dragec

6 photos

Artman

1 photos

Emiliyan

1 photos

ABT-SMT

2 photos

Oldkayaker

1 photos

CHARRAN

1 photos

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6 Sisterships: Compagnie Generale Maritime

CEZANNE - IMO N°7504586 Launch date: 17.4.77 at Saint Nazaire
RENOIR - IMO N°7504598 Launch date: 10.9.77 at Saint Nazaire
DEGAS - IMO N°7504603 Launch Date: 17.4.77 at Saint Nazaire

GAUGUIN - IMO N°7504615 Launch date: 02.4.77 at La Ciotat
MONET - IMO N°7504627 Launch date: 6.77 at La Ciotat
UTRILLO - IMO N°7504639 Launch date: 01.10.77 at La Ciotat
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The ship is owned and operated for the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command by Sealift Inc. and will transport ammunition and supplies for the U.S. Air Force.
This ship is name from and US segt killed in 2002 in Afganisthan

Best rgds

B.Donne

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This Vessel is the Tsgt John A Chapman,former French Conro Vessel from CGM from a serie of 6 sister ships (Cezanne,Degas,Renoir,Gauguin,Utrillo and Monet) built in late seventies

B.Donne

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Seems to be a former French ConRo VSL.
BRGDS
P.YVES

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