MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman
# MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman

MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (AK-3003), (former MV Emilie Mærsk), was the fourth ship of the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr.-class cargo ship built in 1980. The ship is named after First Lieutenant Alexander Bonnyman Jr., an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.

## Construction and commissioning

The ship was built in 1980 at the Odense Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Lindø, Denmark. She was put into the service of Maersk Line as Emilie Mærsk.

In 1984, she was acquired and chartered by the Navy under a long-term contract as MV 1st Lt. Alex Bonnyman (AK-3003). The ship underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Massachusetts. She was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 and supported the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade.

In 2009, the ship was struck from the Naval Register and later in August she was sold for scrap.

## Awards

* National Defense Service Medal
