SS Wright (T-AVB-3)

SS Wright (T-AVB-3)

The SS "Wright" (T-AVB-3) is one of two Aviation Logistics Support (Roll-on/Roll-off) Container Ships built for the United States Navy in 1968. The lead ship of her class of two, she was originally laid down 1 June 1968 at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi as SS "Mormacsun", a Maritime Commission type (C5-S-78) Ro-ro vessel under Maritime Administration contract (MA 224) for Moore-McCormack Lines. Launched 1 July 1969, she was delivered to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) 1 February 1970 and subsequently renamed SS "Young America" (date unknown). Again renamed SS "Wright" (T-AVB-3) on 14 May 1986, the ship was assigned to MARAD Ready Reserve Force (RRF), MSC PM-5 Sealift Program Office, Logistics Prepositioning Force. "Wright" provides support for Marine Corps helicopters and is maintained in reduced status ROS-5 (five day reactivation status) at Baltimore, Maryland.

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* cite web|title=T-AVB-3 "Wright"|work=Service Ship Photo Archive
url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/48/4803.htm|accessdate=June 19|accessyear=2007


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