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USAV James McHenry

Heavy Lift Ship

Built in 1979 as the, Maritime Administration type C1-MT-123a Heavy Lift Ship Roll On/Roll Off Vessel MV Paul Bunyan, at Peterson Builders, Strugeon Bay, WI.

Launched, date unknown

MV Paul Bunyan served in commercial trade with American Heavy Lift Lines until 1987

Returned to the Maritime Administration in 1987

Laid up the Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF),Beaumont, TX., 26 February 1987.

Acquired by the US Army Transportation Corps., 4 September 1987

Commissioned USAV Paul Bunyan (HLS-1), assigned to U.S. Army Transportation Center, Fort Eustis, VA., used as a training platform

Renamed MV James McHenry, November 1988, for the American patriot, member of the Continental Congress, and Secretary of War under both Presidents George Washington and John Adams.

Decommissioned, September 1993 and returned to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, VA.

Downgraded to non-retention in February 2008

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, date unknown, removed from the James River Reserve Fleet, 5 March 2015 toe be dismantled at Southern Recycling, New Orleans, LS.

Specifications:

Displacement, loaded: 5,590 t. DWT, 2,953 t., Gross Tonnage (GRT) 2,647, Net Tonnage 1,1772

Length (overall), 300.2'

Beam, 55.13'

Depth of Hull, 27.1'

Draft, full load: 16.11'

Speed, 13.4 knots

Propulsion, Twin diesels, Shaft horsepower: 2,800

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
30360101	37k	*USAV James McHenry* (HLS-1)** underway, date and location unknown.		John Spivey
30360102	135k	Vessel Quartermaster SP4 Rebecca Brashears, US Army on the bridge of *USAV James McHenry* (HLS-1)** as the ship passes through the Panama Canal during Operation Just Casue in 1989. US Army Transportation Museum vis Flickr.com

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MARAD Vessel History Database
National Register Eligibility Assessment

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