Empire State V
USTS Empire State V, was a troop ship of the US Navy and training vessel of the United States Maritime Service. It was laid down as the SS President Jackson a cargo / passenger liner and finished as a troop transport, the USS Barrett (T-AP-196). It was converted to a training ship in 1973 serving as the training ship for the State University of New York Maritime College until 1990 when it was replaced by the college's current training ship the USTS Empire State VI. After serving New York Maritime it was placed in the Maritime service's James River "Ghost Fleet," until 2007 when it was sold for scrap.
 USTS Empire State while serving as USS Barrett | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Empire State V (ex Barrett) |
| Owner: | Maritime Administration |
| Awarded: | 18 August 1948 |
| Builder: | New York Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down: | 1 June 1949 |
| Launched: | 27 June 1950 |
| Completed: | 21 May 1952 |
| Out of service: | 1990 |
| Stricken: | 07/01/1973 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 7941904 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap (June 2007) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Training Ship troop transport |
| Length: | 534 ft (163 m) |
| Beam: | 73 ft (22 m) |
| Draft: | 27.1 ft (8.3 m) |
| Installed power: | 2 B&W WT Boilers, geared turbine |
| Propulsion: | Single Screw |
| Speed: | 19 knots |
| Complement: | 398 officers and civilians, 1506 enlisted (as built) |
| Armament: | none |
References
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-131, "Empire State V, James River Reserve Fleet, Newport News, Newport News, VA", 38 photos, 13 measured drawings, 14 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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