Beaumont Reserve Fleet
The Beaumont Reserve Fleet is maintained in Beaumont, Texas as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF), maintained by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), an agency of the Department of Transportation (DOT).
It is one of the three remaining (originally eight) locations where mothballed ships are laid up for potential re-use.
The location is on the Neches River which connects to the Gulf of Mexico.
Inventory of the Beaumont Reserve Fleet
As of June 16, 2013[1]
- SS Cape Farewell (AK-5073) - Ready Reserve Fleet[2]
- SS Cape Flattery (AK-5070) - Ready Reserve Fleet[3]
- SS Cape Gibson (AK-5051)
- SS Cape Mendocino
- MV Cape Victory (T-AKR-9701) - Ready Reserve Fleet[4]
- MV Cape Vincent (T-AKR-9666) - Ready Reserve Fleet[5]
- SS Cape Florida (AK-5071) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[6]
- SS Diamond State (T-ACS-7) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[7]
- SS Equality State (T-ACS-8) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[8]
- MV Cape Lambert (AKR-5077) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[9]
- MV Cape Lobos (AKE-5078) - Categorized as 'Military Useful'[10]
- SS Chesapeake (AOT-5084) - Logistics Support[11]
- USNS Paul Buck
- USNS Richard G. Matthiesen
- USNS Samuel L. Cobb
- USS Black Hawk (MHC-58) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[12]
- USS Cormorant (MHC-57) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[13]
- USS Kingfisher (MHC-56) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[14]
- USS Osprey (MHC-51) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[15]
- USS Robin (MHC-54) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[16]
- USS Shrike (MHC-62) - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program[17]
- USS Nassau (LHA-4)
References
- ↑ "NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET INVENTORY". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Cape Farewell (AK-5073)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Cape Flattery (AK-5070)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Cape Victory (AKR-9701)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Cape Vincent (AKR-9666)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Cape Florida (AK-5071)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Diamond State (ACS-7)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Equality State (ACS-8)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Cape Lambert (AKR-5077)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Cape Lobos (AKE-5078)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Chesapeake (AOT-5084)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Black Hawk (MHC 58)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Cormorant (MHC 57)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Kingfisher (MHC 56)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Osprey (MHC 51)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Robin (MHC 54)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Shrike (MHC 62)". Retrieved 2011-02-12.