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MVFisher

Cargo ship of the United States Navy

History
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Name	SSFisher
Operator	Military Sealift Command
Builder	Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans
Laid down	15 April 1996
Launched	21 October 1997
In service	4 August 1998
Stricken	7 December 2022
Identification	IMO number: 9116826 MMSI number: 366985000 Callsign: NHMX
Status	Stricken
General characteristics
Class and type	Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship
Displacement	35,500 t.(lt) 62096 t.(fl)
Length	951 ft 5 in (290.0 m)
Beam	106 ft (32.3 m)
Draft	34 ft 10 in (10.6 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels 65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW)
Speed	24 knots (44 km/h)
Capacity	300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2) 49,991 sq ft (4,644.3 m2) deck cargo
Complement	30

M/V Fisher (T-AKR-301) is a Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy. She was built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, New Orleans and delivered to the Navy on 4 August 1998. They assigned her to the United States Department of Defense's Military Sealift Command.^[1][2] Fisher is named for Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher, and is one of 11 Surge LMSRs operated by a private company under contract to the Military Sealift Command. When not operational Fisher was formerly berthed at Baltimore. She is assigned to the MSC Atlantic surge force and is maintained at a 96-hour readiness status, however sits in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.

Google satellite^[3] and Street View^[4] imagery show that in 2014 and 2015 she was at Drydock 3 of the Boston Marine Industrial Park.

As of April 30th, 2024 she is moored in Portland, OR.

Fisher was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 7 December 2022.^[1]

• "Fisher (464635)". Port State Information Exchange. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
• "Fisher (9933324)". ABS Record. American Bureau of Shipping. Retrieved 2010-02-25.

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