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.