Fourth U.S. Training Ship Floated at Hanwha Philly Shipyard

MARAD’s program to build the first modern training ships for the U.S. merchant marine marked another milestone with the floating of the fourth vessel of the class. The future Lone Star State which has been assigned to Texas A&M Maritime College took to the water for the first time on Friday, January 24, and was towed to the outfitting berth.

“This is an exciting milestone because the vessel moves from production on land to water, and it is one of the last major moves before heading out for sea trials,” said Hanwha Philly Shipyard posting a video of the repositioning. She was towed to a lay-berth where she will remain for the next two weeks while the dry dock is cleaned and reset. NSMV IV will then move to dry dock number five at Hanhwa Philly Shipyard for outfitting. According to the yard, much of the interior …