SS Cornhusker State (T-ACS 6)

- formerly SS CV STAG HOUND -
- Ready Reserve Force -

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Built and delivered as cargo ship SS CV STAG HOUND for the Maritime Administration, the ship initially served as a container ship for American Export Isbrandtsen Containership Lines. Later Reaquired by the Maritime Administration, the ship was converted to a crane ship from March 1987 till February 1988, by Norshipco in Norfolk, Va. She was placed in service as SS CORNHUSKER STATE (T-ACS 6) on March 12, 1988. Today, the ship is berthed at Newport News, Va., capable of being fully activated within 5 days. She is named after the state of Nebraska which is also refered to as Cornhusker State.

General Characteristics:	Awarded: November 30, 1965
	Keel laid: November 27, 1967
	Launched: November 2, 1968
	Delivered: June 20, 1969
	In service as T-ACS 6: March 12, 1988
	Builder: Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine
	Propulsion system: two boilers, two turbines
	Propellers: one
	Length: 610 feet (186 meters)
	Beam: 78.2 feet (23.83 meters)
	Draft: 31.6 feet (9.63 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 25,000 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.

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard SS CORNHUSKER STATE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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SS CORNHUSKER STATE Image Gallery:

The photos below were taken by me and show the CORNHUSKER STATE passing Bremerhaven, Germany, in a rain shower on her way to nearby Nordenham on October 9, 2017. The CORNHUSKER STATE departed the US East Coast in early September 2017 and initially proceeded to Gibraltar before heading north to Nordenham.

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