Empire State VII explained

Empire State VII is a training ship owned by the United States Maritime Administration and operated by SUNY Maritime College. She is the first vessel in the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) class and has replaced the 1961-built Empire State VI. The new training ship is the seventh vessel to carry the name Empire State for the SUNY Maritime College[1] but its first purpose-built new build. The previous training ships had been converted cargo or military vessels.[2] (While SUNY refers to the ship as Empire State VII, and US Coast Guard regulations allow use of Roman numerals in a ship name,[3] the vessel displays her name as "Empire State" without a numeral.)

The preliminary and basic NSMV design was developed by the Herbert Engineering Corp. of Alameda, California,[4] and the rest of the design was completed by DSEC headquartered in Busan, Korea. While primarily a training ship the NSMV class is also to be equipped for disaster relief: a Roll-on/Roll-off side ramp, container space and crane, and a helipad.[5]

The contract for the first two NSMV vessels was signed with Philly Shipyard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) in April 2020 with anticipated delivery in Spring of 2023.[6] Steel cutting for the first vessel began in December 2020.[7] Its keel was laid on 10 December 2021 and launched on 24 September 2022. The vessel was delivered to the SUNY's pier on 18 September 2023.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Climb Aboard the Empire State VII . New Training Ship Status. SUNY Maritime College . 5 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Training Ships of the SUNY Maritime College . Training Ship Gallery. Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler . February 22, 2021.
  3. Web site: Naming A Ship: What You Need to Consider and How It's Happened Historically . jdpower.com . J.D. Power . 22 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Herbert Engineering Corp. - Representative New Building Projects . 5 February 2021.
  5. The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers . Eugene Van Rynbach . February 21, 2018 . Alameda, California . 5 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Philly Shipyard books $630 million NSMV training ship order. Blenkey . Nick . 8 April 2020 . MarineLog . 22 February 2021.
  7. Web site: Philly Shipyard "Coming Back To Life" After Running Into Hard Times In Recent Years . Reid . Alecia . 21 January 2020 . CBS Philly. 5 February 2021.
  8. Web site: First National Security Multi-Missions Vessel, the Empire State VII, Arrives In New York . Marine Insight . 17 May 2024 . unfit . http://web.archive.org/web/20231122175322/https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/first-national-security-multi-missions-vessel-the-empire-state-vii-arrives-in-new-york/ . 22 November 2023.

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