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SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4) |
| Career (United States) |
 |
| Name: |
SS Export Leader (MA 257) |
| Owner: |
United States Maritime Administration |
| Operator: |
American Export Isbrandtsen Line |
| Ordered: |
20 October 1970 |
| Builder: |
Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down: |
26 July 1971 |
| Launched: |
8 July 1972 |
| In service: |
22 January 1973 to 1986 |
| Homeport: |
Guam |
| Fate: |
Acquired by the United States Navy |
| Career (United States) |
 |
| Name: |
SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4) |
| Namesake: |
Named in honor of the state of Minnesota. |
| Acquired: |
1986 |
| In service: |
12 October 1987 to the present |
| Notes: |
Five days needed to activate. |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Gopher State-class crane ship |
| Displacement: |
- 13900 tons (light)
- 31500 tons (full)
|
| Length: |
668 ft 7 in |
| Beam: |
76 ft 1 in |
| Draft: |
33 ft 6 in |
| Propulsion: |
- Steam turbines
- 2 boilers
- 1 shaft single propeller
- 17,500 shp
|
| Speed: |
17 knots |
| Capacity: |
- 300 plus containers
- four 30 ton capacity cranes
|
| Complement: |
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The SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4), lead ship of the Gopher State class crane ships, is a support auxiliary of the United States Navy, acting as a pre-positioning auxiliary for the United States Army and United States Marine Corps.
SS Gopher State is named in honor of Minnesota. It was formerly known as the civilian SS Export Leader (MA 257), and was previously owned by American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines.
[edit] References
- U.S. Navy, [1]
- U.S. Naval Register, [2]
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