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SS Grand Canyon State (ACS-3)

Keystone State Class Crane Ship):

Laid down, 20 March 1964, as SS President Polk, a Maritime Administration type (C4-S-1qa) hull under Maritime Administration contract (MA 164) at National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, CA.

Launched, 23 January 1965

Delivered to the Maritime Administration, 4 November1965

Renamed SS Grand Canyon, date unknown

Assigned by the Maritime Administration to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ready Reserve Force in 1986, as SS Grand Canyon (ACS-3)

SS Grand Canyon State is one of the six crane ships assigned to MSC and is berthed at Alameda, CA.

SS Grand Canyon State is assigned to the Maritime Propositioning Squadron Three and is maintained in a 5-day readiness status (ROS-5)

Specifications:
Displacement 16,325 t.(lt) 31,500 t.(fl)
Length 669'
Beam 76' 1"
Draft 33' 5"
Speed 17 kts.
Complement

Full Operational Status 37 civilian mariners

Reduced Operational Status 10 civilian mariners
Cargo Capacity 300+ standard containers
Cranes six 30 ton capacity cranes
Armament none
Propulsion

two boilers

two steam turbines

single propeller, 17,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
mercantile Service
	134k	SS President Polk launching at National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, CA., 23 January 1965.	Photo by Jim Geldert
	125k	SS President Polk underway at Singapore in 1981. Photo by Don Meehan from the Chris Howell Collection	Chris Howell, Southland Ship Stores Limited, Port of Bluff, N.Z.
MARAD RRF Reserve
	85k	*SS Grand Canyon State* (ACS-3)** at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	MSC web site
	43k	*SS Grand Canyon State* (ACS-3)** at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Federation of American Scientists
	66k	*SS Grand Canyon State* (ACS-3)** main deck cranes, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Federation of American Scientists
	77k	*SS Grand Canyon State* (ACS-3)** main deck cranes, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	Federation of American Scientists
	2384k	*SS Grand Canyon State* (ACS-3) moored inboard of SS Gem State (ACS-2) and SS Keystone State (ACS1) 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

There is no DANFS history available for SS Grand Canyon State (ACS-3) at Navsource

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
US Navy Fact File - Auxiliary Crane Ships - ACS

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