 USTS Kennedy anchored in Mayaguez Bay, Puerto Rico (2022)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USTS Kennedy |
| Namesake | Kennedy Family |
| Owner | U.S. Maritime Administration |
| Operator | Texas A&M University at Galveston |
| Port of registry | Buzzards Bay |
| Route | Galveston, TX |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Cost | $10.5 Million |
| Yard number | 1069 |
| Way number | 182 |
| Laid down | 1964 |
| Launched | 1967 |
| In service | 1967 |
| Renamed | SS Velma Lykes, SS Cape Bon, TS Enterprise, TS Kennedy |
| Reclassified | 2001 |
| Refit | 2001 |
| Homeport | Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts |
| Identification |
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| Nickname(s) | Ugly Red Duckling |
| Fate | Training Vessel Texas A&M University at Galveston |
| Status | Ready Reserve Fleet, Training Vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Training Ship/Troopship |
| Displacement | 18,549 long tons (18,847 t) |
| Length | 540 ft (160 m) |
| Beam | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Height | 119 ft 0 in (36.27 m) from keel to radar mast |
| Draft | 28'6" |
| Depth | 42'6" |
| Decks | 8 |
| Installed power | 2 x GE ATI Turbine 750kW, ABB Wartsila Diesel 1.3MW, Caterpillar 3406 365bhp |
| Propulsion | 2 × Marine D Type 600 PSI Foster Wheeler Boilers, De Laval steam turbine, single screw, 15,500 horsepower |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Range | 10,000 nautical miles |
| Complement | 710 |
| Crew | 43 |
| Time to activate | 3 days |
| Aircraft carried | None |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter pad (winch only) |
USTS Kennedy (T-AK-5059), callsign KVMU, IMO number 6621662, is a former commercial freighter and a current training vessel of the United States Maritime Service.