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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | TS Empire State VI |
| Owner | U.S. Maritime Administration |
| Operator | SUNY Maritime College |
| Ordered | February 29, 1960 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Yard number | 552 |
| Laid down | March 1, 1961 |
| Launched | September 16, 1961 |
| Acquired | April 19, 1962 |
| Out of service | 30 November 2022 |
| Stricken | 30 November 2022 |
| Homeport | Fort Schuyler, The Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards | U.S. Maritime Administrator's Award of Merit |
| Fate | Arrived for scrapping in Brownsville, Texas |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Modified C4-S-1u commercial breakbulk freighter, Training Ship/Troopship |
| Tonnage | 14,557 grt; 14,620 dwt |
| Length | 565 ft (172.2 m) |
| Beam | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Height | 137 ft 11.5 in (42.050 m) from keel to radar mast |
| Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Foster Wheeler Type D steam boilers, steam turbines, single screw |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 791 (684 cadets, 107 officers/crew) |
| Time to activate | 10 days |
USTS Empire State VI (T-AP-1001), callsign KKFW, IMO number 5264510, was a troop ship of the United States Navy and training vessel of the United States Maritime Service.