page_title: MV TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323)
hierarchical_section_title: MV TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323)
caption_attribution_description: English: MV TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323) of the United States Navy during renaming ceremony.
context_page_description: MV TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323) is a Buffalo Soldier-class container ship. She is one of Military Sealift Command's 17 container and roll-on/roll-off ships and is part of the 36-ship-Prepositioning Program.
  Built in 1978 by Chanters Navigation de la Ciotat in France, she was originally named Merlin. On 8 April 2005, she was renamed for Pope Air Force Base combat controller Technical Sergeant John A. Chapman, a posthumous Air Force Cross recipient. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar. In 2018, Chapman's Air Force Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
  TSgt John A. Chapman carries Air Force munitions. She features climate-controlled cocoons on her weather decks which protect additional cargo from the marine environment. She is owned and operated by Sealift Incorporated and is under charter to MSC.
context_section_description: MV TSgt John A. Chapman (T-AK-323) is a Buffalo Soldier-class container ship. She is one of Military Sealift Command's 17 container and roll-on/roll-off ships and is part of the 36-ship-Prepositioning Program.
  Built in 1978 by Chanters Navigation de la Ciotat in France, she was originally named Merlin. On 8 April 2005, she was renamed for Pope Air Force Base combat controller Technical Sergeant John A. Chapman, a posthumous Air Force Cross recipient. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar. In 2018, Chapman's Air Force Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor.
  TSgt John A. Chapman carries Air Force munitions. She features climate-controlled cocoons on her weather decks which protect additional cargo from the marine environment. She is owned and operated by Sealift Incorporated and is under charter to MSC.
caption: MV TSgt. John A. Chapman (AK-323) moored pierside at Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point, N.C., 8 April 2006 during renaming ceremony.
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