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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Tanner |
| Namesake | Capt Z.L. Tanner, USN, 1833 – 1906 |
| Ordered | 28 June 1985 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Corporation |
| Laid down | 22 October 1986 |
| Launched | 28 February 1989 |
| Acquired | 31 August 1990 |
| Out of service | 1993 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1993 |
| Fate | Delivered to MARAD 11 January 1995 |
 United States | |
| Name | State of Maine |
| Namesake | Maine |
| Owner | United States Maritime Administration |
| Operator | Maine Maritime Academy |
| Acquired | 6 June 1997 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics USNS Tanner (T-AGS-40) | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 499 ft 10 in (152.35 m) |
| Beam | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Draft | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Installed power | 1 × MAK 6M601 Turbo Diesel engine |
| Propulsion | single shaft, 17,000 hp (13,000 kW)hp |
| Speed | 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| General characteristics TS State of Maine | |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 16,258.9 long tons (16,519.8 t) |
| Length | 499 ft 10 in (152.35 m) |
| Draft | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Installed power | MAK 601 C Diesel 8,046 hp (6,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | Single LIPS controllable reversible pitch propeller |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
TS State of Maine is the training ship of the Maine Maritime Academy. Originally commissioned by the United States Navy as USNS Tanner (T-AGS-40), the ship assumed her present name and role in June 1997.