Beaumont Reserve Fleet
Appearance
The Beaumont Reserve Fleet is maintained in Beaumont, Texas as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF), maintained by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), an agency of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
It is one of the three remaining (originally eight) locations where mothballed ships are laid up for potential re-use.
The location is on the Neches River which connects to the Gulf of Mexico.
Inventory of the Beaumont Reserve Fleet
As of August 31, 2009[1]
- SS Cape Farewell (AK-5073) - Ready Reserve Fleet[2]
- SS Cape Flattery (AK-5070) - Ready Reserve Fleet[3]
- MV Cape Victory (T-AKR-9701) - Ready Reserve Fleet[4]
- MV Cape Vincent (T-AKR-9666) - Ready Reserve Fleet[5]
- SS Cape Florida (AK-5071) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[6]
- SS Cape John (T-AK-5022) - Emergency Sealift[7]
- SS Diamond State (T-ACS-7) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[8]
- SS Equality State (T-ACS-8) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[9]
- USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8) - Fleet Support[10]
- MV Cape Lambert (AKR-5077) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[11]
- MV Cape Lobos (AKE-5078) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[12]
- SS Chesapeake (AOT-5084) - Logistics Support[13]
- SS Gulf Banker (T-AK-5044) - Stored, pending disposal[14]
- SS Gulf Trader (T-AK-2036) - Stored, pending disposal[15]
- USNS Mission San Jose (T-AO-125) - Renamed Ohio - Stored, pending disposal[16]
- SS Pioneer Commander (AK-2016) - Stored, pending disposal[17]
- SS Pioneer Crusader (T-AK-2019) - Stored, pending disposal[18]
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- SS Mission Capistrano (AOT-5005) - Stored, pending disposal[20]
- SS Mount Vernon - Stored, pending disposal[21]
- SS Potomac (AOT-181) - Stored, pending disposal[22]
- USS Black Hawk (MHC-58) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[23]
- USS Cormorant (MHC-57) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[24]
- USS Falcon (MHC-59) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[25]
- USS Kingfisher (MHC-56) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[26]
- USS Oriole (MHC-55) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[27]
- USS Osprey (MHC-51) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[28]
- USS Robin (MHC-54) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[29]
- USS Shrike (MHC-62) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[30]
Former Ships of the Fleet
- USS Oriskany (CV-34) (sunk as an artificial reef on May 17, 2006)
- SS Maritime Victory, VC2-C-AP2 design, built 1945 at Bethlehem Steel, Fairfield, Baltimore MD, later renamed Pvt. Frederick C. Murphy (has been moved to Brownsville, TX and awaits scrapping)
- USS Queens (APA-103), later renamed USTS Texas Clipper, a Texas A&M schoolship. Currently docked at the Port of Brownsville for artificial reef preparation.
References
- ^ "NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET INVENTORY" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cape Farewell (AK-5073)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cape Flattery (AK-5070)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cape Victory (AKR-9701)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cape Vincent (AKR-9666)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cape Florida (AK-5071)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cape John (T-AK-5022)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Diamond State (ACS-7)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Equality State (ACS-8)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Sirius (T-AFS-8)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cape Lambert (AKR-5077)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cape Lobos (AKE-5078)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Chesapeake (AOT-5084)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Gulf Banker (T-AK-5044)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Gulf Trader (T-AK-2036)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Mission San Jose (T-AO-125)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Pioneer Commander (AK-2016)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Pioneer Crusader (T-AK-2019)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Mission Capistrano (AOT-5005)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Mount Vernon" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Potomac (AOT-181)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Black Hawk (MHC 58)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Cormorant (MHC 57)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Falcon (MHC 59)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Kingfisher (MHC 56)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Oriole (MHC 55)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Osprey (MHC 51)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Robin (MHC 54)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Shrike (MHC 62)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.