SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6)

SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6)
Career (United States)
Name:	SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-7)
Builder:	Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME
Laid down:	27 November 1967
Launched:	2 November 1968
Acquired:	20 June 1969
In service:	7 May 1984
Homeport:	Newport News, VA
Status:	Ready Reserve Force
Notes:	Launched as the SS C.V. Stag Hound
General characteristics
Class and type:	Keystone State-class crane ship
Displacement:	31,500 tons
Length:	668 ft 5 in (203.73 m)
Beam:	76 ft 1 in (23.19 m)
Draft:	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Propulsion:	two Combustion Engineering boilers two General Electric geared turbines single propeller, 10,747shp
Speed:	17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Capacity:	300+ Cargo Containers
Complement:	Full Operational Status: 89 civilian mariners Reduced Operational Status: 10 civilian mariners
Armament:	None
Aviation facilities:	None

SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6) is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. She is stationed in Newport News, Virginia and is in ready reserve under the Military Sealift Command. The ship was named for the state of Nebraska, which is also known as the Cornhusker State.

The ship was built by the Bath Iron Works. Her keel was laid on 27 November 1967, launched on 2 November 1968, and delivered 20 June 1969 as CV Stag Hound (MA 207).

Stag Hound was acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Administration in 1986 and was converted throughout 1987. She re-entered service as Cornhusker State on 7 May 1984, and has been in ready reserve since 1993.

References

United States Navy Fact File - Crane Ships

External links

• Military Sealift Command page on Cornhusker State
• Entry in the Naval Register
• Global Security.org - T-ACS Keystone State Auxiliary Crane Ships
• Global Security.org - T-ACS Keystone State Auxiliary Crane Ships specifications
• Navsource.org