"USTS Enterprise" redirects here. Not to be confused with USS Enterprise.
USTS Kennedy(T-AK-5059), callsign KVMU, IMO number 6621662, is a former commercial freighter and a current training vessel of the United States Maritime Service.
USTS Kennedy anchored in Mayaguez Bay, Puerto Rico (2022)
The SS Cape Bon was acquired by the Maritime Administration on 26 June 1985, and was placed in reserve at Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA, as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. In September 1985 she was renamed SS Cape Bon (AK-5059).[1] She served the US Government for over 20 years including several tours to the Persian Gulf as part of the First Gulf War.
In 2001, Cape Bon was moved to Buzzards Bay, MA for preparation to replace Patriot State as the Training Ship for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. She was converted to be a training ship at Bender Ship Repair in Mobile, Alabama, being delivered and christened Enterprise, after the school's original training ship USS Enterprise, on National Maritime Day 2003. She was renamed Kennedy in January 2009 in honor of the Kennedy Family.[2]
The TS Kennedy made 23 training cruises with the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The ship carried thousands of cadets during her service, calling in many Caribbean Island ports as well as multiple making multiple Panama Canal transits.
Kennedy anchored off the shores of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico during 2022 Training Cruise (taken during lifeboat testing from LB-2 on January 15, 2022)
Relief Workedit
Kennedy was deployed to New York Harbor in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in 2012 and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017. Its mission was to house first responders and FEMA SCF personnel [5][6]
Referencesedit
^NavSource Online. "TS Kennedy". NavSource.org. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^. Boston.com. Boston Globe. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
^Blenkey, Nick (April 27, 2023). "Texas A&M Maritime Academy welcomes training ship TS Kennedy". Marine Log. Simmons-Boardman Publishing. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^"Texas A&M Maritime Academy Prepares Next Generation of Maritime Professionals". Ocean News and Technology (ON&T). Technology Systems Corporation. June 2, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^"Mass. Maritime ship, T.S. Kennedy, is being deployed to New York to help with Hurricane Sandy relief". 7 News WHDH.com. Associated Press. August 10, 2008. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
^ Corey Kilgannon (2012-12-11). "After Storm Work, a Night's Rest on Water". New York Times. Bronx, New York. p. A30. from the original on 2012-12-12. Two other ships that were brought to the New York area to house workers, the S.S. Wright and the T.S. Kennedy, are anchored off Staten Island. All three ships provided sleeping space for about 1,200, but that number has decreased in recent weeks as the immediate response has ebbed, said Mike Byrne, 58, the coordinating officer in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency response in New York.
Kennedy in Texas A&M insignia moored to Pier 4 (cruise terminal) with pilot disembarking in San Juan Harbor, San Juan, Puerto Rico (July 2023)https://www.tamug.edu/sst/Kennedy.html
April 11, 2024
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USTS Enterprise redirects here Not to be confused with USS Enterprise USTS Kennedy T AK 5059 callsign KVMU IMO number 6621662 is a former commercial freighter and a current training vessel of the United States Maritime Service USTS Kennedy anchored in Mayaguez Bay Puerto Rico 2022 HistoryUnited StatesNameUSTS KennedyNamesakeKennedy FamilyOwnerU S Maritime AdministrationOperatorTexas A amp M University at GalvestonPort of registryBuzzards BayBuilderAvondale Shipyards New Orleans LouisianaCost 10 5 MillionYard number1069Way number182Laid down1964Launched1967In service1967RenamedSS Velma Lykes SS Cape Bon TS Enterprise TS KennedyReclassified2001Refit2001HomeportBuzzards Bay MassachusettsIdentificationIMO number 6621662 MMSI number 338919000 Callsign KVMUFateTraining Vessel Texas A amp M University at GalvestonStatusReady Reserve Fleet Training VesselGeneral characteristicsTypeTraining Ship TroopshipDisplacement18 549 long tons 18 847 t Length540 ft 160 m Beam76 ft 23 m Height119 ft 0 in 36 27 m from keel to radar mastDraft28 6 Depth42 6 Decks8Installed power2 x GE ATI Turbine 750kW ABB Wartsila Diesel 1 3MW Caterpillar 3406 365bhpPropulsion2 Marine D Type 600 PSI Foster Wheeler Boilers De Laval steam turbine single screw 15 500 horsepowerSpeed21 knots 39 km h 24 mph Range10 000 nautical milesComplement710Crew43Time to activate3 daysAircraft carriedNoneAviation facilitiesHelicopter pad winch only Kennedy moored at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Pier 2021 Contents 1 Construction and Early Years 2 Government Service 3 Relief Work 4 References 5 External linksConstruction and Early Years editUnited States Training Ship Kennedy was laid down in 1964 as Velma Lykes a Maritime Administration MARAD break bulk cargo freighter type C4 S 66a hull under Maritime Administration contract MA 182 at Avondale Industries New Orleans LA She was delivered to Lykes Brothers Steamship Company in 1966 She was known as Velma Lykes until the vessel was reacquired by MARAD and she was renamed Cape Bon Government Service edit nbsp Kennedy in New York in 2022The SS Cape Bon was acquired by the Maritime Administration on 26 June 1985 and was placed in reserve at Suisun Bay Benecia CA as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet In September 1985 she was renamed SS Cape Bon AK 5059 1 She served the US Government for over 20 years including several tours to the Persian Gulf as part of the First Gulf War In 2001 Cape Bon was moved to Buzzards Bay MA for preparation to replace Patriot State as the Training Ship for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy She was converted to be a training ship at Bender Ship Repair in Mobile Alabama being delivered and christened Enterprise after the school s original training ship USS Enterprise on National Maritime Day 2003 She was renamed Kennedy in January 2009 in honor of the Kennedy Family 2 The TS Kennedy made 23 training cruises with the Massachusetts Maritime Academy The ship carried thousands of cadets during her service calling in many Caribbean Island ports as well as multiple making multiple Panama Canal transits TS Kennedy was transferred to the Texas A amp M Maritime Academy on the Galveston Campus of Texas A amp M University in 2023 and departed Galveston for a 60 day cadet training at sea semester on June 7 2023 3 4 nbsp Kennedy anchored off the shores of Mayaguez Puerto Rico during 2022 Training Cruise taken during lifeboat testing from LB 2 on January 15 2022 Relief Work editKennedy was deployed to New York Harbor in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in 2012 and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017 Its mission was to house first responders and FEMA SCF personnel 5 6 References edit NavSource Online TS Kennedy NavSource org Retrieved 13 February 2024 Maritime Academy to rename its ship The Kennedy Boston com Boston Globe November 1 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 04 27 Retrieved 2012 11 15 Blenkey Nick April 27 2023 Texas A amp M Maritime Academy welcomes training ship TS Kennedy Marine Log Simmons Boardman Publishing Retrieved June 12 2023 Texas A amp M Maritime Academy Prepares Next Generation of Maritime Professionals Ocean News and Technology ON amp T Technology Systems Corporation June 2 2023 Retrieved June 12 2023 Mass Maritime ship T S Kennedy is being deployed to New York to help with Hurricane Sandy relief 7 News WHDH com Associated Press August 10 2008 Retrieved 2012 11 15 Corey Kilgannon 2012 12 11 After Storm Work a Night s Rest on Water New York Times Bronx New York p A30 Archived from the original on 2012 12 12 Two other ships that were brought to the New York area to house workers the S S Wright and the T S Kennedy are anchored off Staten Island All three ships provided sleeping space for about 1 200 but that number has decreased in recent weeks as the immediate response has ebbed said Mike Byrne 58 the coordinating officer in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency response in New York External links edithttp www globalsecurity org military facility buzzards bay htm http www maritime edu index cfm pg 405 http wikimapia org 16879888 USTS Kennedy http www navsource org archives 09 13 135059 htm nbsp Kennedy in Texas A amp M insignia moored to Pier 4 cruise terminal with pilot disembarking in San Juan Harbor San Juan Puerto Rico July 2023 https www tamug edu sst Kennedy html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title TS Kennedy amp oldid 1211252347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
