TS ''Empire State V'', was a troop ship of the

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and training vessel of the

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. She was

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as the SS ''President Jackson'', a cargo / passenger liner and finished as a troop transport, the USNS ''Barrett'' (T-AP-196). She was converted to a training ship in 1973 serving as the training ship for the State University of New York Maritime College until 1990 when she was replaced by the college's current training ship the USTS ''Empire State VI''. After serving New York Maritime she was placed in the Maritime Service's

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until 2007 when she was sold for scrap.

References

* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/ft-schuyler.htm * http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/tap-1001.htm *

External links

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