An Auxiliary Crane Ship is a vessel of the United States Military Sealift Command designed to operate where port facilities are limited or damaged to transfer cargo between themselves, other vessels, and piers. SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6) is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. ... Image File history File links US_Naval_Jack. ... The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is a United States Navy (USN) organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. ...

Description

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These ships give the Military Sealift Command the ability to deliver cargo to locations that would otherwise be inaccessible or difficult to deliver cargo to in a timely manner. this increases the Command's capabilities in responding to needs worldwide, both in locations which are underdeveloped as well as those that have suffered destruction from conflict or natural disasters. Mount Pinatubo eruption, 1991 A natural disaster is the consequence of the combination of a natural hazard (a physical event e. ...

The ships retain the ability to carry more than 300 standard containers.

Service

The first crane ship was completed as such in 1984, and a total of 10 vessels were converted through 1997. All were former commercial vessels. Builders which participated in the program were Defoe Shipbuilding Company in Bay City, Michigan, Dillingham Ship Repair in Portland, Oregon, Norshipco in Norfolk, Virginia, Tampa Shipyard in Tampa, Florida, and Keith Ship Repair in New Orleans, Louisiana. Harry J. Defoe organized the Defoe Boat and Motor Works in 1905 on the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan. ... Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City  145. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... Nickname: Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida. ... Nickname: Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Government  - Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area  - City  350. ...

Within the Military Sealift Command, the ships serve as part of the Ready Reserve Force. Five crane ships were deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1990 and 1991, while a single example served as a temporary Army propositioning ship in 1994. Four crane ships were transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet on 28 July 2006. The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) was established under Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 to serve as a reserve of ships for national defense and national emergency purposes. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Ships in class

• SS Keystone State (T-ACS-1) (Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Force)
• SS Gem State (T-ACS-2) (Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Force)
• SS Grand Canyon State (T-ACS-3) (Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Force)
• SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4) (Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Force)
• SS Flickertail State (T-ACS-5) (Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Force)
• SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6) (Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Force)
• SS Diamond State (T-ACS-7) (National Defense Reserve Fleet)
• SS Equality State (T-ACS-8) (National Defense Reserve Fleet)
• SS Green Mountain State (T-ACS-9) (National Defense Reserve Fleet)
• SS Beaver State (T-ACS-10) (National Defense Reserve Fleet)

The SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4), lead ship of the Gopher State class crane ships, is a support auxiliary of the United States Navy, acting as a pre-positioning auxiliary for the United States Army and United States Marine Corps. ... The SS Flickertail State is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. ... SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6) is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. ...

See also

• List of Military Sealift Command ships
• List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

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References

• United States Navy Fact File