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MV CAPT. Steven L. Bennett (AK-4296)

Capt. Steven L. Bennett Class Logistics Prepositioning Ship:

Built in 1984 as MV TNT Express by Samsung Shipbuilding, South Korea

Acquired, 21 May 1997 by the US Navy Military Sealift Command (MSC) on a 59 month time-charter contract to Ultra Maritime, Inc. (a subsidiary of Sealift, Inc.), Oyster Bay, N.Y.

Renamed MC CAPT. Steven L. Bennett (AK-4296)

MV CAPT. Steven L. Bennett (AK-4296) is one of the Military Sealift Command's seven Container Ships and is part of the 36 ships in the Prepositioning Program

MV CAPT. Steven L. Bennett (AK-4296) is assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Program Squadron Two and operates out of Diego Garcia

Final Disposition, broken up at Alang, India, 18 March 2016

Specifications:
Displacement 52,898 t.(fl)
Length 687'
Beam 100'
Draft 38' (max)
Speed 18.3 kts.
Armament none
Complement 21 Civilian Mariners
Propulsion diesel, single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
	58k	*MV CAPT. Steven L. Bennett* (AK-4296)** underway, date and location unknown.	MSC web site
	166k	*MV CAPT. Steven L. Bennett* (AK-4296)** at anchor, 28 February 2007, location unknown. Photo courtesy of Haus, U.S. Merchant Marine service	Robert Hurst
0913429603	130k	*MV CAPT. Steven L. Bennett* (AK-4296)** moored pierside, date and location unknown.	John Spivey

There is no DANFS history available for MV CAPT. Steven L. Bennett (AK-4296) at NavSource

Medal of Honor Citation for CAPT. Steven L. Bennett USAF

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