Heavy-lift semi-submersible prepositioning ship
![]() MV American Cormorant
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| History |
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 United States |
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| Name | American Cormorant |
| Namesake | American Cormorant |
| Owner | |
| Builder | Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad |
| Yard number | 674 |
| Laid down | 1975 |
| Launched | 1975 |
| Completed | 1975 |
| Renamed |
- Kollbris (1975–1982)
- Ferncarrier (1982–1985)
- American Cormorant (1985–2005)
- Asian Atlas (2014–2010s)
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| Identification | |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics |
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| Type | Heavy-lift cargo ship |
| Displacement |
- 17,942 metric tons (17,659 long tons), light
- 70,692 metric tons (69,576 long tons), full
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| Length | 738 ft (225 m) |
| Beam | 175 ft 4 in (53.44 m) |
| Draft | 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Capacity | approx. 4,190 metric tons (4,120 long tons) |
| Complement | 20 mariners |
MV American Cormorant (AK-2062), was a heavy-lift cargo ship built in 1975, that took part in the Gulf War.[1] The ship is named after a genus of cormorant comprising three species found in the Americas, hence the common name American cormorant.[2]
Construction and commissioning
The ship was built in 1975 by the Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad, Gothenburg, Sweden. She was delivered to be used by Odd Berg & Co. as MV Kollbris in the same year until January 1982.[3][4]
Kollbris was later sold to Fearnley & Eger and renamed to MV Ferncarrier from 1982 until 1985. During her time in Fearnley & Eger, she was converted from a tanker to a heavy-lift carrier.[5][3]
In 1985, she was bought by Osprey Ship Management as MV American Cormorant and chartered by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) for the US Army.[6] She was assigned to Marine Prepositioning Squadron 2 and was forward deployed at Diego Garcia.[3] American Cormorant was underway in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.[7]
The contract with MSC was completed in 2002 and she would be returned to commercial service with Osprey until 2014.[3] Sam Woo Holdings Ltd. bought and operated the ship as Asian Atlas.[8][9] She would be scrapped later.[8]
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