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SS GEM STATE   (T-ACS 2)
Crane Ship

SS GEM STATE

SS Gem State is one of Military Sealift Command's six Crane Ships and one of the 48 RRF ships in Military Sealift Command's Sealift Program Office.

• Length:  668.6 feet
• Beam:  76.1 feet
• Draft:  33.5 feet
• Displacement:  31,500 long tons
• Speed:  17.0 knots
• Civilian:  FOS 37/ ROS 9 contract mariners
• Time to Activate:  5 days
• Government-Owned/
   Chartered: 
Government-owned
 

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This vessel is operated by the U.S. government and used only on non-commercial government service.

Last modified: May 5, 2005 

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