USAV Vulcan
USAV Vulcan (FMS-789) was a floating machine shop operated by the United States Army.[2] She was built at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard on Staten Island, New York and delivered in September 1954.[1]
Vulcan seen at the Seattle Maritime Academy in 2019 (between the second and third bridge supports from the right).
.JPG.webp) USAV Vulcan USAV Vulcan (FMS 789) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USAV Vulcan (FMS-789) |
| Namesake | Vulcan, the Roman god of metalworking and the forge |
| Owner | United States Army |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, NY[1] |
| Yard number | 8335[1] |
| Acquired | September 1954[1] |
| Out of service | 2010 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Seattle Maritime Academy in 2010 |
| Status | In use as a floating classroom |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Floating machine shop |
| Displacement | 1,160 tons[1] |
| Length | 210 feet[1] |
| Propulsion | Unpowered |
Vulcan was retired from Army service sometime prior to April 2010 and acquired by the Seattle Maritime Academy for use as a floating classroom. She was towed to their facility east of the Ballard Bridge on 10 April 2010.[3]
References
- "U.S. Army Logistics and Other Ships Built or Acquired Since WWII". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- Wertheim, Eric. Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World) (Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World). 15 ed. Annapolis, Md.: Us Naval Institute Press, 2007. Print.
- "Last Voyage of the Vulcan". US Army. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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