AMERICAN RELIANCE
Bow of American Reliance at Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet sometime between 2004 and 2011. MARAD photo file.
Year Built
1965
Official Number
299371
Shipyard
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C4-S-64a
Ship Length
544.00 feet
Beam
75.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
6720.00 tons
Gross Tons
11300.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
31.95 tons
Draft, Lightweight
13.50 tons
Displacement, Summer
20809.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
7545.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
68.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
53.00 tons
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
SS American Reliance was a break bulk cargo vessel built for United States Lines in June 1965. The Maritime Administration acquired the vessel in July 1983 on a trade-in, and joined the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
The Maritime Administration downgraded American Reliance to non-retention status in January 2004; it was sold for dismantlement and departed the fleet on June 24, 2011.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Vietnam War |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|---|
| C4-S-64a Booklet of General Plans.pdf |
|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Entry
| 7/19/1983 | ENTRY TO PROGRAM N |
|
Cleared NHPA Processing
| 12/1/2006 | Vessel cleared NHPA processing this date (tacit approval). |
|
Interim Movement
| 2/3/2011 | |
|
Withdrawal
| 6/24/2011 |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/1964 | Historical | C4-S-64a Booklet of General Plans.pdf |
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Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
No ship wreck information for this vessel
