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SS Keystone State (ACS-1)

Keystone State Class Crane Ship):

Laid down, 23 January 1965, as the breakbulk ship, SS President Harrison, a Maritime Administration type (C4-S-1aq) hull, under Maritime Administration contract (MA 166) at National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp, San Diego, CA.

Launched, 10 February 1965

Delivered to the American Presidents Line, 25 April 1966

Converted to a Containership, 16 February 1973, Maritime Administration type (C6-S-1qc)

Trade-in to Maritime Administration, 30 April 1979

Operated by American President Lines until, delivered to the Maritime Administration, 19 July 1982, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.

Transferred to National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA., 11 September 1982

Renamed SS Keystone State in July 1984

Converted to a Crane Ship at De Foe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI., September 1987

Assigned by the Maritime Administration to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ready Reserve Force, (RRF)

Placed in service as SS Keystone State (ACS-1), 7 May 1984

SS Keystone State (ACS-1) is one the 10 Crane Ships in the Military Sealift Commands Surge Force

SS Keystone State is berthed at Alameda, CA. and is assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three and is maintained in a five-day readiness status (ROS 5)

Specifications:
Displacement 13,999 t.(lt) 31,500 t.(fl)
Length 669'
Beam 76'
Draft 33'
Speed 17 kts.
Complement 89 civilian mariners
Cargo Capacity 300+ standard containers
Cranes six 30 ton capacity cranes
Armament none

Propulsion

2 Combustion Engineering boilers

2 General Electric geared steam turbines

single shaft, 10,747shp

Size	Image Description	Source
18k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** at De Foe Shipbuilding Yard, Bay City, MI. prior to conversion from a container ship to a crane ship.	Maritime Administration web site
71k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** underway, date and location unknown. US Maritime Administration photo	MSC web site
154k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** unloading a containership moored to her starboard side, date and location unknown.	Maritime Administration web site
125k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** underway, date and location unknown.	Maritime Administration web site
88k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** at anchor, unloading into barges, date and location unknown.	Maritime Administration web site
19k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** moored, stern view, at Alameda, CA., date unknown.	Maritime Administration web site
65k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** (foreground) at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from All Hands" magazine, December 1984	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
298k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, outbound for sea, 28 September 2007.	CAPT. Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG Ret.
224k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1)** in the Golden Gate passing the Marin headlands departing San Francisco, CA. outbound for sea, 28 September 2007.	CAPT. Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG Ret.
193k	*SS Gem State* (ACS-2), SS Keystone State (ACS-1) and SS Grand Canyon State (ACS-3) in their lay berths at across from the ex-USS Hornet CVS-12)** at Alameda Point, (ex-NAS Alameda) CA., 27 December 2008.	Photo by Chris Rasmussen
220k	*SS Keystone State* (ACS-1) SS Gem State (ACS-2) and SS Grand Canyon State (ACS-3)** in their lay berths at Alameda Point CA., 26 September 2017.	Dave Taskis