Grand Canyon State was laid down on 20 March 1964, as the combination breakbulk-container ship SS President Polk, ON 500484, IMO 6510899, a Maritime Administration type (C4-S-1aq) hull under MARAD contract (MA 164). Built by National Steel and Shipbuilding, San Diego, CA, hull no. 338, she was launched on 23 January 1965, and delivered to MARAD on 4 November 1965, for service with American President Lines. She was converted to a MARAD type (C6-S-1qc) container ship, in 1973, and continued to be operated by APL until delivered to the Maritime Administration in 1982 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). In 1985-1987 she was converted to a type (C6-S-MA1qd) Crane Ship by Dillingham Corporation, San Francisco, CA. She was placed in service as SS Grand Canyon State (ACS-3) 27 October 1987, assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ready Reserve Force, (RRF).[1] The Grand Canyon State was assigned to the Maritime Propositioning Squadron Three and maintained a 5-day readiness status (ROS-5) at Ready Reserve Fleet Alameda. In 2020 she was reassigned to the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. [citation needed]
Polmar, Norman (2005). The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Naval Institute Press. ISBN1591146852.
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SS Grand Canyon State (ACS-3)
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grand, canyon, state, crane, ship, ready, reserve, united, states, navy, ship, named, state, arizona, which, also, known, grand, canyon, state, grand, canyon, statehistoryunited, statesnamebuildernational, steel, shipbuilding, diego, calaid, down20, march, 196. SS Grand Canyon State T ACS 3 is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy The ship was named for the state of Arizona which is also known as the Grand Canyon State Grand Canyon StateHistoryUnited StatesNameSS Grand Canyon StateBuilderNational Steel and Shipbuilding San Diego CALaid down20 March 1964Launched23 January 1965Acquired4 November 1965In service4 March 1965HomeportAlameda CAIdentificationIMO number 6510899 MMSI number 368916000 Callsign WNEIFateSuisun Bay Reserve FleetStatusIn ready reserve since 1986 NotesLaunched as SS President PolkGeneral characteristicsClass and typeKeystone State class crane shipDisplacement31 500 tonsLength668 ft 5 in 203 73 m Beam76 ft 1 in 23 19 m Draft33 ft 6 in 10 21 m Propulsiontwo boilers two steam turbines single propeller 17 500shpSpeed17 kn 20 mph 31 km h Capacity300 Cargo ContainersComplementFull Operational Status 37 civilian mariners Reduced Operational Status 10 civilian marinersArmamentNoneAviation facilitiesNone Contents 1 History 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Bibliography 2 3 Online 3 External linksHistory editGrand Canyon State was laid down on 20 March 1964 as the combination breakbulk container ship SS President Polk ON 500484 IMO 6510899 a Maritime Administration type C4 S 1aq hull under MARAD contract MA 164 Built by National Steel and Shipbuilding San Diego CA hull no 338 she was launched on 23 January 1965 and delivered to MARAD on 4 November 1965 for service with American President Lines She was converted to a MARAD type C6 S 1qc container ship in 1973 and continued to be operated by APL until delivered to the Maritime Administration in 1982 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet NDRF In 1985 1987 she was converted to a type C6 S MA1qd Crane Ship by Dillingham Corporation San Francisco CA She was placed in service as SS Grand Canyon State ACS 3 27 October 1987 assigned to the Military Sealift Command MSC Ready Reserve Force RRF 1 The Grand Canyon State was assigned to the Maritime Propositioning Squadron Three and maintained a 5 day readiness status ROS 5 at Ready Reserve Fleet Alameda In 2020 she was reassigned to the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet citation needed References editNotes edit Polmar 2005 p 308 Bibliography edit Polmar Norman 2005 The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U S Fleet Naval Institute Press ISBN 1591146852 Online edit SS Grand Canyon State ACS 3 This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links editMilitary Sealift Command Ship Inventory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Grand Canyon State amp oldid 1150034824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
