ALTAIR (AKR-291)
Year Built
1973
Official Number
550722
Shipyard
Nordseewerke
General Type
Container
Specific Type
Combination Roll On - Roll Off (ConRo)
MARAD Type
--
Ship Length
946.00 feet
Beam
106.00 feet
Mast Height
164.10 feet
Net Tons
18314.00 tons
Gross Tons
47127.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
199362.00 square feet
Draft, Summer
36.67 tons
Draft, Lightweight
21.57 tons
Displacement, Summer
54909.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
29692.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
158.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
136.00 tons
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1973 - 1982: Sea-Land Finance
1982 - present: Altair
Photo Captions
1.) USNS Altair, at dock.
2.) USNS Altair, underway.
Vessel Name History
Mission
No Mission for this vessel
Historical Documents
No documents for this vessel
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
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| 10/1/2007 | |
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Entry
| 10/1/2007 | |
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| 10/30/2007 | Title will transfer from MSC to MARAD on 10-01-2008. |
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Interim Movement
| 10/30/2007 | Title will transfer from MSC to MARAD on 10-01-2008. |
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| 11/1/2007 | Title will transfer from MSC to MARAD on 10-01-2008. |
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Depart
| 5/29/2008 | "Tow to Violet Dock Port Violet, LA." |
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Arrival
| 5/29/2008 | "Tow completed to Violet Dock Port in Violet, LA." |
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Interim Movement
| 6/3/2008 | Title will transfer from MSC to MARAD on 10-01-2008. |
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Depart
| 8/27/2008 | "Leaving Violet, LA to avoid Hurricane Gustav." |
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Arrival
| 9/4/2008 | "Return to Violet, LA from Hurricane Gustav Sortie." |
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Interim Movement
| 9/14/2008 | New outport. |
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| 10/1/2008 | |
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Interim Movement
| 10/1/2008 | |
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| 10/23/2008 | |
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| 11/5/2008 | |
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Ship name change
| 2/2/2009 | |
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Ship name change
| 5/7/2009 | |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/13/2014 | Conducting no notice turbo activation sea trial. TA 14-6 |
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Vessel Activation
| 8/18/2014 | Completed turbo activation. |
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Vessel Activation
| 2/16/2015 | Conducting maintenance activation and sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 2/19/2015 | Completed sea trial. |
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Vessel Activation
| 9/26/2016 | Conducting no notice turbo activation sea trial. TA 16-5 |
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Vessel Activation
| 10/5/2016 | Completed turbo activation. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
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Plans
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Shipwreck Information
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