MV Fisher

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|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass|Bob Hope|vehicle cargo ship|0}} roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship | type = | tonnage = | displacement = *35,500 t.(lt) *62096 t.(fl) | length = {{convert|951|ft|5|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|106|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | height = | draft = {{convert|34|ft|10|in|m|1|abbr=on}} maximum | depth = | hold_depth = | decks = | deck_clearance = | ramps = | ice_class = | power = | propulsion = *4 × Colt Pielstick 10 PC4.2 V diesels *65,160 hp(m) (47.89 MW) | sail_plan = | speed = {{convert|24|kn|km/h}} | range = | endurance = | test_depth = | boats = | capacity = *{{convert|300000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} *{{convert|49991|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} deck cargo | troops = | complement = 30 | crew = | time_to_activate = | sensors = | notes = }} }}

'''MV ''Fisher'' (T-AKR-301)''' is a {{sclass|Bob Hope|vehicle cargo ship|0}} 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.<ref name="nvr">{{cite web|title=''Fisher'' (AKR 301)|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|AKR-301}} |website=Naval Vessel Register|access-date=3 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=86|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607071925/http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/ships.asp?ship=86|archive-date=June 7, 2011|title=USNS Fisher (T-AKR-301)|publisher=Military Sealift Command|access-date=22 February 2010}}</ref> ''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 Portland Harbor in Portland, Oregon.

''Fisher'' was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 7 December 2022.<ref name="nvr" /> As of April 30, 2024 she is moored in Portland, Oregon.

==References== {{reflist}}

==Further reading== *{{csr|register=PSIX|id=464635|shipname=Fisher |access-date=2010-02-25}} *{{csr|register=ABS|id=9933324|shipname=Fisher |access-date=2010-02-25}}

{{Bob Hope class vehicle cargo ship}} {{Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off}} {{Portal bar|1990s|United States}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher (T-AKR-301)}} Category:Bob Hope-class vehicle cargo ships Category:1997 ships Category:Ships built in New Orleans