GOPHER STATE (ACS 4) at Southampton 26/3/1999
Built 1973 by Bath Iron Works (type C5-S-ma73c) as Export Leader
1987 converted to crane ship Gopher State
Owner/Manager: US Navy /Maritime Administration (National Defense Reserve Fleet)
GRT 17904, DWT 16709
Length 204, beam 23 m
Single screw steam turbine, electric drive 17 kts
© Denis Hamerton