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T-ACS-1 Keystone State

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 Keystone State (T-ACS-1), 7 May 1984
  • Keystone State (T-ACS-1) is one the 10 Crane Ships in the Military Sealift Commands Surge Force
  • 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 GE geared steam turbines; 10,747shp, one propeller
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    Keystone State 18k Keystone State (T-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
    Keystone State 71k Keystone State (T-ACS-1) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Maritime Administration photo    		 MSC web site
    Keystone State 154k Keystone State (T-ACS-1) unloading a containership moored to her starboard side, date and location unknown. Maritime Administration web site
    Keystone State 125k Keystone State (T-ACS-1) underway, date and location unknown. Maritime Administration web site
    Keystone State 88k Keystone State (T-ACS-1) at anchor, unloading into barges, date and location unknown. Maritime Administration web site
    Keystone State 19k Keystone State (T-ACS-1) moored, stern view, at Alameda, CA., date unknown. Maritime Administration web site
    Keystone State 65k Keystone State (T-ACS-1) (foreground) at anchor, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from All Hands" magazine, December 1984    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Keystone State 1305k Keystone State (T-ACS-1) passing beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, outbound for sea, 28 September 2007. CAPT. Jack C. Goldthorpe, USCG Ret.
    Keystone State 1140k Keystone State (T-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.
    There is no DANFS history available for Keystone State (T-ACS-1) at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    US Navy Fact File - Auxiliary Crane Ships - T-ACS
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