AIDE (AK-5006)
Aide, portside, MARAD file photo.
Year Built
1960
Official Number
284516
Shipyard
National Steel and Shipbuilding
General Type
General Cargo
Specific Type
Break Bulk
MARAD Type
C3-S-38a
Ship Length
470.00 feet
Beam
73.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
6500.00 tons
Gross Tons
10590.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
28.00 tons
Draft, Lightweight
11.90 tons
Displacement, Summer
17570.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
6500.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
61.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
52.00 tons
Fate
Sold - Scrap
Historical Narrative
Vessel Name History
1959-1979: Export Aide
1979-2012: Aide
The Maritime Administration's National Register Eligibility Assessment for Aide, available in the Documents section, contains a detailed history of the vessel.
Vessel Name History
Mission
| Mission Name |
|---|
| Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie |
Historical Documents
| Name | Download |
|---|
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
|
Ship Name Change
| 10/5/1979 | Ship EXPORT AIDE changes name to AIDE |
|
Entry
| 10/5/1979 | |
|
Interim Movement
| 11/16/1994 | |
|
Cleared Historic Review
| 3/18/2010 | Vessel Cleared NHPA Processing. |
|
Withdrawal
| 3/6/2012 | Departed under domestic sale contract with Marine Metals, Inc. in Brownsville, TX. |
Ship Imagery
Status Cards
Documents
| Date | Type | Name | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/18/2010 | Aide_NHRE_History.pdf |
|
Plans
No documents for this vessel
Shipwreck Information
Vessel Information
Owner
--
Operator
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Operator Agreement
Unknown
Flag State
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Incident Information
Incident Date
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Use at Loss
--
Cause
Sold - Scrap
Cause Comments
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Conflict
--
Location of Incident
--
Accuracy of Incident Location
--
Lat/Long
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Incident Location Comments
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Lives Lost
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