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Built and delivered as cargo ship EXPORT LEADER for the Maritime Administration, the ship was converted to a crane ship in the mid-1980s by Norshipco in Norfolk, Va., and placed in service as GOPHER STATE on October 12, 1987. Today, the ship is berthed at Newport News, Va., capable of being fully activated within 5 days.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: October 20, 1970 |
| Keel laid: July 26, 1971 | |
| Launched: July 8, 1972 | |
| Delivered: January 22, 1973 | |
| Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine | |
| Propulsion system: two boilers, two turbines | |
| Propellers: one | |
| Length: 610 feet (186 meters) | |
| Beam: 91 feet (27.8 meters) | |
| Draft: 30 feet (9.1 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 26,670 tons fully loaded | |
| Speed: 20 knots | |
| Aircraft: none | |
| Armament: none | |
| Capacity: 710 TEU | |
| Cranes: four 30-ton capacity cranes | |
| Crew: 9 (in reduced operation status), 32 (when activated) | |
| Homeport: Newport News, Va. |
back to top go to the end of the pageCrew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard SS GOPHER STATE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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The photos below were taken by me and show the GOPHER STATE berthed alongside her two sisterships at Newport News, Va., on October 30, 2010.
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