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An Auxiliary Crane Ship is a vessel of the United States Military Sealift Command designed to operate where port facilities are limited or damaged to transfer cargo between themselves, other vessels, and piers.

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Auxiliary crane ship

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An Auxiliary Crane Ship is a vessel of the United States Military Sealift Command designed to operate where port facilities are limited or damaged to transfer...

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Auxiliary ship

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An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though...

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List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

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This is a list of auxiliaries of the United States Navy. It covers the various types of ships that support the frontline combat vessels of the United...

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SS Gopher State

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SS Gopher State (T-ACS-4) is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. The ship was named for the state of Minnesota, which is also known...

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Crane vessel

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A crane vessel, crane ship, crane barge, or floating crane is a ship with a crane specialized in lifting heavy loads, typically exceeding 1,500 t (1,476...

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Hull classification symbol

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smaller auxiliaries which, by the nature of their duties, leave inshore waters. AB: Auxiliary Crane Ship (1920–41) ACS: Auxiliary Crane Ship AG: Miscellaneous...

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SS Flickertail State

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Security.org - T-ACS Keystone State Auxiliary Crane Ships Global Security.org - T-ACS Keystone State Auxiliary Crane Ships specifications Navsource.org National...

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USS Keystone State

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SS Keystone State (T-ACS-1), is an auxiliary crane ship launched in 1965 and currently in service This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar...

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ACS

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Army Combat Shirt, flame-resistant shirt developed for the US Army Auxiliary crane ship, a US Navy hull classification symbol Cavalry Corps (Ireland) (1st...

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List of auxiliary ship classes in service

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of auxiliary ship classes in service includes all auxiliary ships in naval service in the world. For combatant ships, see the list of naval ship classes...

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SSCV Sleipnir

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Sleipnir is equipped with a third, auxiliary, crane at the opposite end of the ship, near the berths. The auxiliary crane is capable of lifting (or lowering)...

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Dock landing ship

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seas far more easily than a ship which has to use cranes or a stern ramp. The U.S. Navy hull classification symbol for a ship with a well deck depends on...

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Auxiliary floating drydock

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pumped dry to raise the ship. At the start of World War II, the US Navy had only three steel auxiliary floating dry docks: Auxiliary floating drydock YFD-2...

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List of hull classifications

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defence vessel AC: Collier ACM: Auxiliary Mine Layer ACR: Armored cruiser (pre-1920) ACS: Auxiliary crane ship ACV: Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier (1942, now...

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Command ship

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coordinate fleet activities. An auxiliary command ship features the command and control components prevalent on landing ships (command) and also features...

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Victory ship

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electrically powered auxiliary equipment, rather than steam-driven machinery. To prevent the hull cracks that many Liberty ships developed—making some...

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Replenishment oiler

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A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during...

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RFA Proteus

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RFA Proteus is a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary within His Majesty's Naval Service of the United Kingdom. Its roles being a platform for Remotely Operated...

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SS Cornhusker State

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Security.org - T-ACS Keystone State Auxiliary Crane Ships Global Security.org - T-ACS Keystone State Auxiliary Crane Ships specifications National Defense...

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Naval ship

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Naval ships designed primarily for naval warfare are termed warships, as opposed to support (auxiliary ships) or shipyard operations. Naval ship classification...

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ADV Guidance

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Vessel (ADV) Guidance is an auxiliary ship operated for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) by Teekay Shipping Australia. The ship was purchased in February...

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Fast combat support ship

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support ship (US Navy hull classification symbol: AOE) is a type of replenishment auxiliary ship. Different from traditional logistic ships, the fast...

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Armed merchantman

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Indiamen mimicking ships of the line and chasing off regular French warships in the Battle of Pulo Aura in 1804, and the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran...

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German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis

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The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis (HSK 2), known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 16 and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German Hilfskreuzer...

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