FLICKERTAIL STATE
Year Built
1969
Official Number
518063
Shipyard
Bath Iron Works Corporation
General Type
MARAD (NDRF - RRF) Auxiliary
Specific Type
T-ACS Auxiliary Crane Ship
MARAD Type
C5-S-73b
Ship Length
610.00 feet
Beam
78.00 feet
Mast Height
131.00 feet
Net Tons
12460.00 tons
Gross Tons
17930.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
63645.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
31.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
17.90 tons
Displacement, Summer
26670.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
13900.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
86.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
72.00 tons
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1969 - 1987: C. V. Lightning
1987 - present: Flickertail State
Photo Captions
1.) Flickertail State offloads components of the Elevated Causeway System (ELCS) during TC/CJLOTS. TC/CJLOTS 01 is a USPACOM/USTRANSCOM sponsored CJCS exercise designed to exercise DOD CADS from CONUS munitions depots/plants to theater destinations. US Navy Photo. #Flickertail State (T-ACS-5) fades into morning fog while docked at Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Cheatham Annex in Williamsburg, Virginia. US Navy Photo. #
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
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Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Acquisition
| 11/7/1980 | |
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Entry
| 2/5/1981 | |
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Disposition
| 2/5/1981 | T-ACS 5;ex C.V.LIGHTNING |
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Ship Name Change
| 9/1/1987 | Ship CV LIGHTNING changes name to FLICKERTAIL STATE |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/1/1989 | Operation "Solid Shield" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/17/1989 | Completed Operation "Solid Shield" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/1/1990 | Operation "Steel Box" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/12/1990 | Completed Operation "Steel Box" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 11/30/1990 | Operation " Desert Storm" |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/1/1992 | Operation "Ocean Venture" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/2/1992 | Completed Operation "Ocean Venture" mission. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/28/1994 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-94-1 |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/6/1994 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/15/1995 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-95-3 |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/25/1995 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/4/1997 | Conducting sea trial to Norfolk VA |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/5/1997 | Sea trial completedMSC OPCON 07/05/97 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/14/1997 | "Conducting JCS Exercise ""JTFLEX 97-3""" |
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Interim Movement
| 7/14/1997 | At Fort Story anchorage |
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Interim Movement
| 7/21/1997 | ENRTE: Newport News VA |
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Interim Movement
| 7/21/1997 | Completed JCS Ex.MARAD OPCON 07/22/97 |
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Interim Movement
| 2/25/1998 | Under tow to NORSHIPCO for drydocking |
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Interim Movement
| 2/25/1998 | Entering drydock at NORSHIPCO |
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Interim Movement
| 3/23/1998 | Under tow to Newport News VA |
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Interim Movement
| 3/23/1998 | Returned from drydocking at NORSHIPCO |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/4/1998 | Maintenance activation and sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/5/1998 | Completed sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 9/30/1998 | Shifting to Cheatham Annex |
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Interim Movement
| 9/30/1998 | At new outport/homeport berth |
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Interim Movement
| 2/23/1999 | Shifting to temp outport Neport New VA |
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Interim Movement
| 2/23/1999 | At temporary outport berth |
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Interim Movement
| 3/5/1999 | Returning to Cheatham Annex |
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Interim Movement
| 3/5/1999 | Returned from temporary outport |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/4/1999 | No Notice Turbo Activation 99-3 |
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Vessel Activation
| 6/6/1999 | Completed Activation sea trial |
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Interim Movement
| 6/23/1999 | Temp move to make room for MPS vessel |
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Interim Movement
| 6/23/1999 | At temporary layberth |
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Interim Movement
| 6/29/1999 | ENRTE: Cheatham Annex following temp mov |
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Interim Movement
| 6/29/1999 | |
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Interim Movement
| 2/22/2000 | Under tow to NORSHIPCO |
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Interim Movement
| 2/22/2000 | At NORSHIPCO for boiler repairs |
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Interim Movement
| 3/24/2000 | Under tow to Cheatham Annex |
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Interim Movement
| 3/24/2000 | Completed boiler repairs at NORSHIPCO |
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Interim Movement
| 5/13/2000 | Temp move to accomodate MSC PREPO ship |
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Interim Movement
| 5/13/2000 | At 23Rd St pier at Newport News VA |
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Interim Movement
| 5/23/2000 | Tow back to Cheatham Annex VA |
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Interim Movement
| 5/23/2000 | Returned from temporary layberth |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/26/2001 | Sea trial to Norfolk and to load cargo |
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Vessel Activation
| 3/27/2001 | Sea trial complete / MSC OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 4/7/2001 | ENRTE: Pearl Harbor HI |
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Interim Movement
| 4/25/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 4/25/2001 | ENRTE: Chinhae South Korea w/ETA 5/6/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 5/5/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 6/18/2001 | ENRTE: Pusan South Korea |
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Interim Movement
| 6/19/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 6/23/2001 | ENRTE: San Francisco CA w/ETA 07/03/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/6/2001 | Receiving sea trial team |
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Interim Movement
| 7/6/2001 | ENRTE: Port Hueneme CA for bunkers |
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Interim Movement
| 7/6/2001 | In for bunkers |
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Interim Movement
| 7/8/2001 | ENRTE: San Diego CA |
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Interim Movement
| 7/8/2001 | |
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Interim Movement
| 7/10/2001 | ENRTE: Norfolk VA w/ETA 07/21/01 |
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Interim Movement
| 7/21/2001 | Discharging JLOTS cargo |
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Interim Movement
| 7/26/2001 | ENRTE: Cheatham Annex VA |
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Interim Movement
| 7/26/2001 | MARAD OPCON 07/27/2001 |
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Interim Movement
| 2/21/2002 | ENRTE: Newport News VA to Pier 23 |
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Interim Movement
| 2/21/2002 | New homeport is Newport News VA |
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Interim Movement
| 9/25/2002 | Under tow to Cheatham Annex | Crane test |
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Interim Movement
| 9/25/2002 | Performing hydraulic crane tests |
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Interim Movement
| 2/1/2003 | |
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Interim Movement
| 2/2/2003 | |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/14/2003 | Conducting sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/15/2003 | Completed sea trial from repairs |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/29/2003 | Turbo Activation 03-6 and exercise |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/5/2003 | Completed Turbo Activation S/T 03-6 |
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Interim Movement
| 2/4/2004 | Shift to NOB Norfolk|MSC OPCON 02/04/04 |
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Interim Movement
| 2/4/2004 | Loading cargo for JLOTS NEW HORIZONS Ex |
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Interim Movement
| 2/9/2004 | Commencing JLOTS NEW HORIZONS Exercise |
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Interim Movement
| 3/15/2004 | Completed JLOTS Exercise NEW HORIZONS | MARAD OPCON |
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Interim Movement
| 3/15/2004 | Completed JLOTS Exercise NEW HORIZONS | MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/21/2006 | Conducting 72 Hour sea trial to Cheatham Annex, VA |
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Vessel Activation
| 4/24/2006 | Completed 72-hour sea trial |
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Vessel Activation
| 12/27/2006 | JLOTS 07 NEW HORIZONS |
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Vessel Activation
| 1/11/2007 | Returned from JLOTS 07 NEW HORIZONS |
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Depart
| 3/25/2008 | "Under tow to Detyens S/Y Charleston, SC for drydocking." |
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Arrival
| 3/28/2008 | "At Detyens S/Y Charleston, SC for drydocking." |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/14/2008 | "Conducting sea trial to Newport News, VA." |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/16/2008 | "Completed sea trial at Newport News, VA." |
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Depart
| 6/9/2008 | "Enroute to Norfolk, VA to load JLOTS cargo." |
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Arrival
| 6/10/2008 | "At Nofolk, VA loading JLOTS cargo." |
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Depart
| 6/17/2008 | Commencing JLOTS 08 Exercise. |
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Arrival
| 8/22/2008 | "Completed JLOTS 08 Exercise at Naval Station Norfolk, VA." |
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Depart
| 9/2/2008 | "Leaving Naval Station Norfolk, VA for Safeport Exercise." |
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Arrival
| 9/8/2008 | "Return from JLOTS and SAFEPORT exercises to Cheatham Annex, VA." |
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Interim Movement
| 12/9/2008 | Towed from Cheatham Annex to ROS Outport Berth 23rd Street Pier Newport News, VA. |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/1/2010 | LVI-Large Vessel Interface Exercise MARAD OPCON |
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Vessel Activation
| 5/5/2010 | Returned from exercise. |
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Interim Movement
| 4/17/2013 | Temporary move for crane test exercise. |
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Interim Movement
| 4/27/2013 | Returned to layberth following exercise. |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/27/2015 | Conducting no notice turbo activation sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 7/27/2015 | No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-15-03 |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/1/2015 | Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/3/2015 | Completed turbo activation. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
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| 1/30/2025 | National Register Eligibility Assessment Flickertail State.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
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Operator Agreement
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Incident Information
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Cause
Still in Govt. Service
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