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Mormacsaga (1977/03)
  IMO: 5215753  
Details/Construction
Builder:National Steel & Ship Building Company (NASSCO)Location:San Diego, California, United StatesHull #:328
Design:C4-S-1u
Keel Layed:1961/08/17Launched:1962/05/05Commissioned:1962/11/26
Propulsion
As builtType:1 steam turbine engineOutput:19250 shp (14160 kW) - 20.0 knots
Manufacturer:General Electric Company - Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):172.22 m (565.0 ft)Gross Tonnage:12724
Length (lbp):160.94 m (528.0 ft)Net Tonnage:8180
Beam:23.22 m (76.2 ft)Dead Weight:14699
Depth:13.57 m (44.5 ft)Displacement:
Draft:9.627 m (31.6 ft) 
Change Description:Data from the 1982/83 Lloyds Register
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
States Steamship Company - United States1962/111977/01
Moore-McCormack Lines Inc. - USA1977/011983/01
United States Lines (S.A.) Inc. - United States1983/011986/01
United States GovernmentMilitary Sealift Command - USA1986/012008/10
United States GovernmentNational Defense Reserve Fleet - James River, Virginia2008/102017/11
FleetFromUntil
Moore-McCormack Lines Inc. - New York, NY, USA1977/011983/01
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
M.M. Dant1977/01
Mormacsaga1983/01
American Saga1985/01
Mormacsaga1988/01
Cape Johnson (AK-5075)2017/11
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
US 289547 San Francisco, California, United States 1962/11 1977/01
US 289547 New York, NY, United States 1977/01 1986/01
US 289547 Norfolk, Virginia, United States 1986/01 2017/11
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at Brownsville, Texas by All Star Metals
Arrival at Yard2017/11Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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