GULF TRADER

Year Built

1964

Official Number

296404

Shipyard

Avondale Marine Ways

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

C3-S-37d

Ship Length

494.70 feet

Beam

69.00 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

5442.00 tons

Gross Tons

8988.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

30.00 tons

Draft, Lightweight

11.90 tons

Displacement, Summer

17210.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

5842.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

57.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

47.00 tons

Fate

Still in Govt. Service

Historical Narrative

The Maritime Administration's National Register Eligibility Assessment for Gulf Trader, available in the Documents section, contains a detailed history of the vessel.

The Maritime Administration withdrew Gulf Trader from the National Defense Reserve Fleet on June 4, 2013, upon its departure from the Beaumont Reserve Fleet after it had been sold for dismantlement.

Vessel Name History

GULF TRADER

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

Name	Download

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Acquisition	6/11/1984
Entry	7/6/1984
Activation	9/1/1990	Activated to provide logistical support for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Deactivation	8/11/1992	Its activation for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm officially ended
Interim Movement	9/26/1997	No-notice activation to Houston Ship Rpr
Interim Movement	10/7/1997	At Tampa Shipbuilding & Dry-docking Co.
Interim Movement	11/12/1997	Under tow to BRF
Interim Movement	11/17/1997	Completed drydocking and deactivation
Downgrade	10/1/2001	Downgraded from RRF to NDRF
Withdrawal	6/4/2013	Departed under scrap sale