Empire State V

TS Empire State V, was a troop ship of the US Navy and training vessel of the United States Maritime Service. She was laid down as the SS President Jackson, a cargo / passenger liner and finished as a troop transport, the USNS Barrett (T-AP-196).^[1]

USTS Empire State while serving as USS Barrett in Qui Nhon Bay in 1965
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
Displacement	17600 tons full load, 6720 tons light
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

There were three ships in the class with the Barrett (T-AP-196) having sister ships named USNS Geiger (T-AP-197) and USNS Upshur (T-AP-198). All three ships would later become training ships:^[2]

• Barrett to New York Maritime College

• Geiger to Massachusetts Maritime Academy  
• Upshur to Maine Maritime Academy

She 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 she was replaced by USTS Empire State VI. After serving New York Maritime she was placed in the Maritime Service's National Defense Reserve Fleet at James River until 2007 when she was sold for scrap.