Empire State VII is a training ship owned by the United States Maritime Administration and operated by SUNY Maritime College. It 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 its name as "Empire State" without a numeral.)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | TS Empire State VII |
| Owner | U.S. Maritime Administration |
| Operator | SUNY Maritime College |
| Ordered | April 2020 |
| Builder | Philly Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Cost | US$315M |
| Yard number | 33[1] |
| Laid down | 10 December 2021[3] |
| Launched | 24 September 2022[2] |
| Completed | End of June 2023 |
| Acquired | September 18 2023 |
| Homeport | Fort Schuyler, The Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Identification | IMO number: 9910313[1] |
| Status | completed |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | NSMV, Training Ship/Troopship |
| Length | 160.05 m (525.1 ft) |
| Beam | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Height | 38.4 m (126 ft) |
| Draft | 6.5 m (21 ft) |
| Depth | 16.8 m (55 ft) |
| Decks | 10 Decks (6 above main deck, 3 below main deck) |
| Ramps | RoRo |
| Installed power | 16,800 kW (Electrical), 9,000 KW (Propulsion) |
| Propulsion | 4 x Wabtec 16V250 Gensets,[4] single screw |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 700 (600 cadets, 100 officers, staff crew (training); 1000 (disaster relief) |
| Aviation facilities | helipad |
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[3] and launched on 24 September 2022.[2] The vessel was delivered to the SUNY's pier on 18 September 2023.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b "Ship Particulars / IMO 9910313". Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Philly Shipyard Launches First Training Ship Empire State". MarineLink.com. Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "GE to Supply Power and Propulsion Systems for US Maritime Administration National Security Multi-Mission Vessel". General Electric. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Climb Aboard the Empire State VII". New Training Ship Status. SUNY Maritime College. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Training Ships of the SUNY Maritime College". Training Ship Gallery. Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "Naming A Ship: What You Need to Consider and How It's Happened Historically". jdpower.com. J.D. Power. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Herbert Engineering Corp. - Representative New Building Projects". Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Eugene Van Rynbach (February 21, 2018). The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (PDF) (Speech). Alameda, California. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Blenkey, Nick (8 April 2020). "Philly Shipyard books $630 million NSMV training ship order". MarineLog. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "First National Security Multi-Missions Vessel, the Empire State VII, Arrives In New York". MarineInsight.com. Whitefield, Bangalore, India: Marine Insight. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.