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SS Gopher State | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Gopher State class |
Builders | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine |
Operators | United States Navy |
Built | 1967–1972 |
In commission | 1986–present |
Completed | 3 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Crane ship |
Displacement | 13,500 long tons (13,717 t) light |
Length | 668 ft 7 in (203.78 m) |
Beam | 76 ft 1 in (23.19 m) |
Draft | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
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The Gopher State-class crane ships of the United States Navy are a class of auxiliary vessels. The lead ship of the class is named in honor of the state of Minnesota. Original United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for the ship is C5-S-73b.
All three vessels of the class were former Sea Witch-class container ships built at the Bath Iron Works for American Export-Isbrandtsen Lines. AEIL was acquired by Farrell Lines in 1978 and the ships were later returned to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) at an unknown date. They were converted for naval service as crane ships in 1986–1987.
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