SS Diamond State (T-ACS-7) |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | SS Diamond State (T-ACS-7) |
| Builder: | Todd Shipbuilding, Los Angeles, CA |
| Laid down: | 1961 |
| Launched: | 11 May 1961 |
| Acquired: | 1989 |
| In service: | 4 March 1965 |
| Out of service: | 28 July 2006 |
| Status: | National Defense Reserve Fleet - Logistical Support |
| Notes: | Launched as SS Japan Mail |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Keystone 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 |
SS Diamond State (T-ACS-7) was laid down on 22 November 1960, as the container ship, SS Japan Mail, a Maritime Administration type (C6-S-1aq) hull, under Maritime Administration contract (MA 87) at Todd Shipbuilding, Los Angeles, CA. She was launched on August 1961 and delivered to the Maritime Administration, 19 April 1962. She was renamed SS President Truman, date unknown and converted to a Crane Ship, date and place unknown. She was assigned by the Maritime Administration to the Ready Reserve Force, (RRF), under operation control of Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as SS Diamond State (ACS-7), 22 February 1989. Diamond State is one the 10 Crane Ships in the Surge Force and was berthed at Houston, TX. and assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three and was maintained in a five-day readiness status (ROS 5). She was removed from MSC control, withdrawn from the RRF by reassignment to the National Defense Reserve Fleet (Beaumont, TX) on 28 July 2006