EQUALITY STATE

Year Built

1962

Official Number

287238

Shipyard

Todd Shipbuilding and Drydock

General Type

MARAD (NDRF - RRF) Auxiliary

Specific Type

T-ACS Auxiliary Crane Ship

MARAD Type

Ship Length

668.00 feet

Beam

76.00 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

9980.00 tons

Gross Tons

16300.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

33.30 tons

Draft, Lightweight

19.00 tons

Displacement, Summer

31498.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

16400.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

92.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

81.00 tons

Fate

Unknown

Historical Narrative

The Maritime Administration has completed a National Register of Historic Places eligibility assessment for Equality State which includes a narrative history of the vessel. It can be viewed in the Documents section.

Vessel Name History

1962 - 1975: Washington Mail
1975 - 1983: President Roosevelt
1983 - 1985: Santa Rosa
1985 - 1989: American Builder
1989 - present: Equality State

Photo Captions

1.) Equality State, at anchor. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
2.) Equality State, underway. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
3.) Equality State, at anchor. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
4.) Equality State, at anchor. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
5.) Equality State, moored at Beaumont Reserve Fleet. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
6.) Equality State, moored at Beaumont Reserve Fleet. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
7.) Equality State, at anchor. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.

Vessel Name History

AMERICAN BUILDER

EQUALITY STATE

WASHINGTON MAIL

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

Name	Download

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Acquisition	3/10/1987
Entry	3/30/1987
Interim Movement	5/29/1997	ENRTE: Tow to Bender Shipyard in Mobile
Interim Movement	6/2/1997	At Bender Shipyard for drydocking
Interim Movement	7/12/1997	ENRTE: Outport in Houston TX
Interim Movement	7/14/1997	At outport
Interim Movement	5/21/1998	ENRTE: Houston Ship Repair
Interim Movement	5/21/1998	At Houston Ship Repair
Interim Movement	7/29/1998	ENRTE: Port of Houston after repair work
Interim Movement	7/29/1998	Returned to Port of Houston after repair
Interim Movement	9/13/1998	No-Notice Turbo Activation 98-4
Interim Movement	9/17/1998	Completed Turbo Activation/Begin repairs
Interim Movement	7/21/1999	ENRTE: Rosevelt Roads PR for MSC OPS
Interim Movement	7/25/1999	At Roosevelt Roads PR/MSC OPCON 7/21/99
Interim Movement	7/30/1999	ENRTE: Houston TX
Interim Movement	8/3/1999	Complete MSC OPS / MARAD OPCON 08/04/99
Interim Movement	8/1/2000	Turbo Activation TA00-3 sea trial
Interim Movement	8/3/2000	Completed Turbo Activation TA00-3
Interim Movement	5/28/2001	Conducting TA-01-03 Sea Trial
Interim Movement	5/30/2001	Completed TA-01-03 Sea Trial
Interim Movement	11/30/2001	Conducting maintenance sea trial
Interim Movement	12/2/2001	Completed maintenance sea trial
Interim Movement	9/16/2002	Turbu Activation 02-03 S/T to Tampa FL
Interim Movement	9/19/2002	Completed Turbo Activation 02-03 S/T
Interim Movement	12/22/2002	ENRTE: City Docks outport berth
Interim Movement	12/23/2002	Returned from deactivation
Interim Movement	11/21/2003	Conducting maintenance sea trial
Interim Movement	11/23/2003	Completed sea trial
Interim Movement	9/28/2004	ENRTE: BRF
Interim Movement	9/28/2004	Vsl was moved due to RRF-20 Lay-Up
Interim Movement	9/4/2005	Activated for Hurricane Katrina Relief
Interim Movement	9/4/2005	At Gulf Copper Repair Facility
	9/14/2005	"ENRTE: New Orleans, LA"
Interim Movement	9/14/2005	ENRTE: New Orleans, LA
Interim Movement	9/17/2005	In Port Sulphur, LA for Hurricane Katrina Relief
Interim Movement	10/18/2005	ENRTE: Orange, TX
Interim Movement	10/19/2005	In for deactivation
Interim Movement	12/13/2005	ENRTE: BRF
Interim Movement	12/13/2005	Returned from deactivation
	7/28/2006
	7/28/2006
	10/1/2009	Vessel downgraded.
	11/3/2010
Program Status	9/30/2014	Vessel downgraded to non-retention
Disposal	1/14/2016	Lifecycle downgrade