MV Malama
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| History | |
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 United States
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| Name: | Malama |
| Owner: | United States Military Sealift Command |
| Builder: | Swiftship Shipbuilding LLC, Morgan City, Louisiana |
| Launched: | 1981 |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | in active service |
| Notes: | Originally named MV Freedom River, then renamed MV Miss Jean, then renamed MV Miss Leigh Ann, then renamed MV Malama |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Submarine and Special Warfare Support |
| Tonnage: | 1,903 GT |
| Displacement: | 2,206 tons |
| Length: | 91 feet |
| Speed: | 9.7 kn (18 km/h; 11 mph) |
| Complement: | 15 civilian plus mission crew [1] |
MV Malama provides submarine support, rescue and salvage services to the navy. It is a smaller craft but has areas for additional personnel to be housed during salvage operations.
References
- ↑ Gary P. Priolo (7 April 2023). "C-Commando (SSV)". NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
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