Louis J. Hauge Jr. (AK-3000), (former MV Estelle Mærsk), was the lead ship of the Cpl.

[1] The ship is named after Corporal Louis J. Hauge Jr., an American Marine who was awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.

The ship underwent conversion at the Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Maryland.

She was assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron 3 and supported the US Marine Corps Expeditionary Brigade.

[5] On 20 August 2008, she was part of the Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) exercises.