Empire State V

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USNS Barrett carrying the US Army 864th Engineer Battalion in Qui Nhon Bay.jpg
USTS Empire State while serving as USS Barrett in Qui Nhon Bay in 1965
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameEmpire State V (ex Barrett)
Owner Maritime Administration
Awarded18 August 1948
Builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down1 June 1949
Launched27 June 1950
Completed21 May 1952
Out of service1990
Stricken07/01/1973
Identification IMO number:  7941904
FateSold for scrap (June 2007)
General characteristics
Type Training Ship troop transport
Displacement17600 tons full load, 6720 tons light
Length534 ft (163 m)
Beam73 ft (22 m)
Draft27.1 ft (8.3 m)
Installed power2 B&W WT Boilers, geared turbine
PropulsionSingle Screw
Speed19 knots
Complement398 officers and civilians, 1506 enlisted (as built)
Armamentnone

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]

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] :

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.

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References

  1. "Transport (AP)". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  2. Winn, Frank (February 1997). "Farewell to the Troopship". US Naval Institute Naval History. 11.