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Containership “Sea-Land Finance” arriving Yokohama, 5th April 1975
Owner: Reynolds Leasing Corp., Wilmington, Delaware
Operator: Sea-Land Service Inc.
Flag: U.S.A.
Port of registry: Wilmington, Delaware
Builder: Rheinstahl Nordseewerke G.m.b.H., Emden, West Germany
Gross tons: 41,127
Deadweight: 27,289
Length overall: 288.38 m
Max. draft: 10.388 m
Engines: 2 steam turbines, total 120,000 s.h.p., by General Electric Co. (rotors) & A.G. Weser (casings)
Completed; Sptember 1973
1981 January: sold to U.S. Navy, renamed USNS “Altair” (T-AK-291)
1984 July: began conversion to vehicle carrier at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans
1985 November: conversion completed; delivered to Military Sealift Command as USNS “Altair” (T-AKR 291) (55,355 tons full load displacement)
2007 October: transferred to U.S. Maritime Administration
2008 October: placed in Ready Reserve Force fleet, losing “USNS” designation
Many thanks to Pieter Melissen who much-improved the quality of this photo that I posted yesterday!
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