FIRST LT HARRY L MARTIN T-AK 3015
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
- 1ST LT. HARRY L. MARTIN T-AK-3015
Placed in service April 20 2000, under the direction of the Military Sealift Command (MSC)
1ST LT. Harry L. Martin Class Maritime Container & Roll-on/Roll-off Prepositioning Ship
Built as "MV Tarago" at Bremer Vulkan, Bremen, Germany
Delivered for commercial service in 1980 - Acquired by the US Navy circa 1995
Converted for MSC service at Atlantic Drydock, Jacksonville, FL.
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- Covers Page 1 (2007)
Postmarks
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Other Information
NAMESAKE - 1st Lt. Harry Linn Martin, USMCR (January 4 1911 - March 26 1945). 1st Lt. Martin, as the Platoon Leader attached to Company C, Fifth Pioneer Battalion, Fifth Marine Division, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. Lt. Martin had previously received the Purple Heart for wounds received on February 19 1945.
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