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SS Cornhusker State (ACS-6)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Zulu - Oscar
NCZO

Keystone State Class Crane Ship):

Laid down, 27 November 1967, at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME. as SS C.V. Stag Hound, a Maritime Administration type (C5-S-73b) hull under Maritime Administration contract (MA 207)

Launched, 2 November 1968

Delivered to the Maritime Administration, 20 June 1969, for operation by American Export Isbrandtsen Containership Lines

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

Placed in service as SS Cornhusker State (ACS-6), 7 May 1984

SS Cornhusker State (ACS-6) is one the six Crane Ships in the Surge Force

SS Cornhusker State is berthed at Cheatham Annex, VA. (ROS-5)

Specifications:
Displacement 13,900 t.(lt) 31,500 t.(fl)
Length 668'
Beam 76' 1"
Draft 33' 5"
Speed 20 kts.

Complement

FOS 89 civilian mariners

ROS 5 civilian mariners

Cargo Capacity 300+ standard containers

Cranes six 30 ton capacity cranes

Armament none

Propulsion

two General Electric turbines

two boilers

single propeller, 17,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Merchant Service American Export Isbrandtsen Lines.
09760625	585k	American Export Isbrandtsen Lines SS C.V. Stag Hound handling containers on her maiden voyage in the port of Bremen, Germany, August 1969.	Gerhard Mueller-Debus
09760622	185k	American Export Isbrandtsen Lines SS C.V. Stag Hound approaching Bremerhaven, Germany on the Weser River, December 1970	Photo by Gerhard Mueller-Debus
	88k	American Export Isbrandtsen Lines SS C.V. Stag Hound underway, date and location unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
SS Cornhusker State (ACS-6) MARAD RRF
DN-ST-88-07970	1343k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6) undergoing conversion at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation, 16 July 1987. To the starboard of Cornhusker State is the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Platte (T-AO-186) (stern visible) and to port of Cornhusker State is USS Farragut (DDG-37)** US Department of Defense photos # DN-ST-88-07970 and DN-ST-88-07971 by Don Montgomery USN Ret.	DefenseImagery.mil
DN-ST-88-07971	1448k		DefenseImagery.mil
	1378k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6)** undergoing conversion at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp yard, 2 October 1987. An unidentified Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Force ship is inboard of SS Cornhusker State also undergoing conversion. US Department of Defense photo # DN-ST-88-08234 by Don Montgomery.	DefenseImagery.mil
	71k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.	MSC web site
	62k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6)** moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Maritime Administration web site
	1521k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6)** lies tied up at the Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp yard, where it is undergoing routine overhaul, 25 September 1990, prior to deployment to the Middle East. US Department of Defense photo # DN-SC-90-11522 by Don Montgomery USN Ret.	DefenseImagery.mil
	2193k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6) SS Flickertail State (ACS-5)** tied up at the Moon Engineering Corporation pier on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA., 21 July 1994 for routine overhaul. US Department of Defense photo # DN-ST-95-00962 by Don Montgomery USN Ret.	DefenseImagery.mil
DN-SC-97-01327	1467k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6) and SS Flickertail State ACS-5)** moored at the Military Sealift Command pier at Newport News in RRF standby status, 6 July 1996. US Department of Defense photos # DN-SC-97-01327, DN-SC-97-01328, DN-SC-97-01326 and DN-SC-97-01325 by Don Montgomery USN Ret..	DefenseImagery.mil
DN-SC-97-01328	1679k
DN-SC-97-01326	4620k
DN-SC-97-01325	1861k
	40k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6)** moored at the Military Sealift Command pier at Newport News in RRF standby status, 13 May 2000. US Department of Defense photos # 000513-N-4912M-017, a US Navy photo by Don Montgomery USN Ret.	DefenseImagery.mil
DN-ST-88-08004	1554k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6) and a port quarter view of the amphibious transport dock USS Austin (LPD-4)*. Both vessels are tied to the pier at the Moon Engineering Company yard on the Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA., 7 July 2007. US Department of Defense photos # DN-ST-88-08004, DN-ST-88-08005, DN-ST-88-08003 and DN-ST-88-08002* by Don Montgomery USN Ret..	DefenseImagery.mil
DN-ST-88-08005	1445k
DN-ST-88-08003	1459k
DN-ST-88-08002	1554k
	1830k	*SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6)** arrives at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay for the exercise Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS) 09. JLOTS is a critical capability that allows the military to move forces and supplies without the benefit of a fixed, deep-draft port. The exercise will demonstrate the Navy, Army, and Marine Corps ability to deploy, discharge and conduct reception and staging of equipment in a scenario that requires ships to offload while still offshore. The harbor tugs Santaquin (YTB-824) and Dakanawida (YTB-831) stand by to assist as needed. US Navy photos # 090605-N-0557G-002 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (June 5, 2009), by MC1 Brian A. Goyak.	Mike Hibbard
	312k	Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One (NCHB-1) work with soldiers from the Army *332nd Headquarters and Headquarters Company* to move cargo from *SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6) to the deck of US Army landing ship USAV Aldie (LCU-2004)** during exercise Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) 09. JLOTS is a critical capability that allows the military to move forces and supplies without the benefit of a fixed, deep-draft port. The exercise will demonstrate the Navy, Army, and Marine Corps ability to deploy, discharge and conduct reception and staging of equipment in a scenario that requires ships to offload while still offshore. US Navy photos # 090617-N-0577G-090 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (June 17, 2009), by MC1 Brian A. Goyak.	Mike Hibbard
	278k	A 154,000-pound Manitowoc crane is lifted off the deck of *SS Cornhusker State* (ACS-6)*. The crane will be used to build an elevated causeway system during the exercise Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS) 09. JLOTS is a critical capability that allows the military to move forces and supplies without the benefit of a fixed, deep-draft port. The exercise will demonstrate the Navy, Army, and Marine Corps ability to deploy, discharge and conduct reception and staging of equipment in a scenario that requires ships to offload while still offshore. US Navy photos # 090608-N-5787K-001 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (June 8, 2009)*, by MC2 Meranda L. Keller.	Mike Hibbard
	2100k	Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-2) unload humanitarian supplies from *SS Cornhusker State* (T-ACS-6) in support of the Joint Logistics Over The Shore Operation under Joint Task Force Haiti. ACU-2** is conducting humanitarian relief operations in support of Operation Unified Response. US Navy photos # 100213-N-9643W-280 KILLICK, Haiti (Feb. 13, 2010), by MC2 Kim Williams.	Mike Hibbard
	2143k	*SS Cornhusker State* (T-ACS-6) docks pierside at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Cornhusker State** is providing logistical support for Haiti as part of Operation Unified Response. US Navy photos # 100224-N-1441M-155 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Feb. 24, 2010) , by MC2 Marie A. Montez.	Mike Hibbard
09760626	152k	From right to left; *SS Cornhusker State* (T-ACS-6), SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4) and SS Flickertail State (T-ACS-5)** moored at Victory Landing Park in Newport News, VA., 2 April 2015. Photo by Smash the Iron Cage (real name unknown)	Robert Hurst