SS Cornhusker State

SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6) is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. She is stationed in Newport News, Virginia under operation control of the Military Sealift Command (MSC). The ship was named for the state of Nebraska, which is also known as the Cornhusker State.

SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6)
History
United States
Name	SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-7)
Builder	Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME
Laid down	27 November 1967
Launched	2 November 1968
Acquired	20 June 1969
In service	7 May 1984
Homeport	Newport News, VA
Identification	IMO number: 6916433 MMSI number: 366574000 Callsign: KAFQ
Status	Ready Reserve Force
Notes	Launched as the SS C.V. Stag Hound
General characteristics
Class & type	Gopher State-class crane ship
Displacement	31,500 tons
Length	668 ft 5 in (203.73 m)
Beam	76 ft 1 in (23.19 m)
Draft	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Propulsion	two Combustion Engineering boilers two General Electric geared turbines single propeller, 10,747shp
Speed	17 kn (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Capacity	300+ Cargo Containers
Complement	Full Operational Status: 89 civilian mariners Reduced Operational Status: 10 civilian mariners
Armament	None
Aviation facilities	None

History

Cornhusker State was laid down on 27 November 1967, as the container ship CV Stag Hound, ON 520743, IMO 6916433, a Maritime Administration type (C5-S-73b) hull under MARAD contract (MA 207). Built by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, hull no. 356, she was launched on 2 November 1968, and delivered to MARAD 20 June 1969, entering service for American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. She was sold to Farrell Lines in 1978 without name change. The ship was returned to MARAD in 1986 and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). In 1987–1988 she was converted to a type (C5-S-MA73c) Crane Ship by Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock, Norfolk, Virginia. Completed on 12 April 1988, she was placed in service as SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS-6) and assigned to the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), under operation control of the Military Sealift Command (MSC).^[1][2]

Cornhusker State has been in ready reserve at Newport News, Virginia since 1993.^{[citation needed]}