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Empire State VII

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Empire State docked at SUNY Maritime College in October 2023
History
United States
NameEmpire State VII
OwnerU.S. Maritime Administration
OperatorSUNY Maritime College
OrderedApril 2020
BuilderPhilly Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CostUS$315M
Yard number33[1]
Laid down10 December 2021[2]
Launched24 September 2022[3]
CompletedEnd of June 2023
AcquiredSeptember 18 2023
HomeportFort Schuyler, The Bronx, New York City, New York
IdentificationIMO number9910313[1]
Statuscompleted
General characteristics
Class and typeNSMV, Training Ship/Troopship
Length160.05 m (525.1 ft)
Beam27 m (89 ft)
Height38.4 m (126 ft)
Draft6.5 m (21 ft)
Depth16.8 m (55 ft)
Decks10 Decks (6 above main deck, 3 below main deck)
RampsRoRo
Installed power16,800 kW (Electrical), 9,000 KW (Propulsion)
Propulsion4 x Wabtec 16V250 Gensets,[4] single screw
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement700 (600 cadets, 100 officers, staff crew (training); 1000 (disaster relief)
Aviation facilitieshelipad

Empire State VII, callsign WDO2002, IMO number 9910313, is a training ship owned by the United States Maritime Administration and operated by SUNY Maritime College. She is the first vessel in the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) class and has replaced the 1961-built Empire State VI. The new training ship is the seventh vessel to carry the name Empire State for the SUNY Maritime College[5] but its first purpose-built new build. The previous training ships had been converted cargo or military vessels.[6] (While SUNY refers to the ship as Empire State VII, and US Coast Guard regulations allow use of Roman numerals in a ship name,[7] the vessel displays her name as "Empire State" without a numeral.)

The preliminary and basic NSMV design was developed by the Herbert Engineering Corp. of Alameda, California,[8] and the rest of the design was completed by DSEC headquartered in Busan, Korea. While primarily a training ship the NSMV class is also to be equipped for disaster relief: a Roll-on/Roll-off side ramp, container space and crane, and a helipad.[9]

The contract for the first two NSMV vessels was signed with Philly Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in April 2020 with anticipated delivery in Spring of 2023.[10] Steel cutting for the first vessel began in December 2020.[11] Its keel was laid on 10 December 2021[2] and launched on 24 September 2022.[3] The vessel was delivered to the SUNY's pier on 18 September 2023.[12] In January 2024 she sailed to San Juan, Puerto Rico for her maiden voyage and as part of the Regiment of Cadets' winter sea term.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ship Particulars / IMO 9910313". Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Philly Shipyard Lays Keel for First National Security Multi-Mission Vessel". MarineLink.com. Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Philly Shipyard Launches First Training Ship Empire State". MarineLink.com. Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  4. ^ "GE to Supply Power and Propulsion Systems for US Maritime Administration National Security Multi-Mission Vessel". General Electric. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Climb Aboard the Empire State VII". New Training Ship Status. SUNY Maritime College. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Training Ships of the SUNY Maritime College". Training Ship Gallery. Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler. Archived from the original on March 9, 2001. Retrieved February 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Naming A Ship: What You Need to Consider and How It's Happened Historically". jdpower.com. J.D. Power. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Herbert Engineering Corp. - Representative New Building Projects". Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ Eugene Van Rynbach (February 21, 2018). The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (PDF) (Speech). Alameda, California. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ^ Blenkey, Nick (8 April 2020). "Philly Shipyard books $630 million NSMV training ship order". MarineLog. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. ^ Reid, Alecia (21 January 2020). "Philly Shipyard "Coming Back To Life" After Running Into Hard Times In Recent Years". CBS Philly. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. ^ "First National Security Multi-Missions Vessel, the Empire State VII, Arrives In New York". Marine Insight. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)