Beaumont Reserve Fleet
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The Beaumont Reserve Fleet is maintained in Beaumont, Texas
as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet
(NDRF), maintained by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), an agency of the Department of Transportation
(DOT).
It is one of the three remaining (originally eight) locations where mothballed ships are laid up for potential re-use.
The location is on the Neches River which connects to the Gulf of Mexico
.
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet
National Defense Reserve Fleet
The National Defense Reserve Fleet consists of "mothballed" ships, mostly merchant vessels, that can be activated within 20 to 120 days to provide shipping for the United States of America during national emergencies, either military or non-military, such as commercial shipping crises.The NDRF is...
(NDRF), maintained by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), an agency of the Department of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with transportation. It was established by an act of Congress on October 15, 1966, and began operation on April 1, 1967...
(DOT).
It is one of the three remaining (originally eight) locations where mothballed ships are laid up for potential re-use.
The location is on the Neches River which connects to the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
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Inventory of the Beaumont Reserve Fleet
As of August 31, 2009 - Ready Reserve Fleet - Ready Reserve Fleet - Ready Reserve Fleet - Ready Reserve Fleet - Categorized as 'Military Useful' - Emergency Sealift - Categorized as 'Military Useful' - Categorized as 'Military Useful' - Fleet Support - Categorized as 'Military Useful' - Categorized as 'Military Useful' - Logistics Support - Stored, pending disposal - Stored, pending disposal - Renamed Ohio - Stored, pending disposal - Stored, pending disposal - Stored, pending disposal- MT Mission Buenaventura (AOT-1012) - Stored, pending disposal - Stored, pending disposal - Stored, pending disposal - Stored, pending disposal - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program - Stored, for Foreign Military Sales program
Former Ships of the Fleet
(sunk as an artificial reef on May 17, 2006)- SS Maritime VictorySS Maritime VictorySS Maritime Victory, hull number 821, VC2-S-AP2/WSAT was an American Army transport which was saw duty just after World War II. The ship was launched on Tuesday, 22 May 1945. The sponsor was J. Buell Snyder, wife of Congressman Snyder...
, VC2-C-AP2 design, built 1945 at Bethlehem Steel, Fairfield, Baltimore MD, later renamed Pvt. Frederick C. MurphyFrederick C. MurphyFrederick C. Murphy was a recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II while a member of the US 65th Infantry Division.-Medal of Honor citation:*Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S...
(has been moved to Brownsville, TX and awaits scrapping), later renamed USTS Texas ClipperTexas ClipperUSTS Texas Clipper, 473 foot ship, served as a merchant marine training vessel with the Texas Maritime Academy at Texas A&M University at Galveston for 30 years beginning in 1965...
, a Texas A&MTexas A&M University at GalvestonTexas A&M University at Galveston is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering undergraduate degrees in marine biology, marine fisheries, marine engineering technology, marine sciences, marine transportation, maritime administration, maritime studies, maritime systems...
schoolship. Currently docked at the Port of Brownsville for artificial reef preparation.