Mostly About Shipspotting around Baltimore, Maryland
This 46.8×8.11m (154×26.6ft) US Coast Guard cutter was built in 2018 by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana. She is a Sentinel class cutter designed to perform search and rescue missions, … Read More
According to this Global Security page the 949th Transportation Company is a subordinate unit of the 1176th Transportation Terminal Brigade which in turn is a unit of the 99th Regional … Read More
This 39x11m (128x36ft) tugboat was built in 1993 by VT Halter Marine in Moss Point Mississippi according to this Ship Building History page for the US Army and intended to … Read More
This 83x18m (273x60ft) logistics support vessel (LSV) was built by VT Halter Marine in Moss Point, Mississippi in 2004. The last of 8 General Frank S. Besson-class vessels, she was … Read More
This 172x23m (172x76ft) ship was built in 1961 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, now Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc, according to Wikipedia, as a break bulk cargo freighter, the … Read More
She made her final arrival to Baltimore, Maryland from her port call to Savannah Georgia on this day. You can see her departure video in this blog posting here. You … Read More
As warships go the MM 708 is on the smaller side at 55.3×11.3m (181.43×37.07ft). She was built in 1997 by Halifax Shipyard and commissioned on July 12, 1998 according to … Read More
This Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship is 609ft 7in x 84ft (185.8×25.6m) and was built in New Orleans, Louisiana by Avondale Shipyard. They were bought by Litton Industries then … Read More
The ro-ro cargo ship SS Antares (T-AKR-294) is a 288x32m (946ft 2inx105ft 6in) oddball of a ship. She is currently in her second career having been born in 1972 as … Read More
This Spearhead class fast expeditionary transport (T-EPF-9) ship is named for North Dakota’s capital city and is the 9th of 12 planned ships of this class. The USNS prefix, rather … Read More
