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John Henry

Heavy lift, Eoll-On Roll-Off Ship
  • Laid down 20 October 1977, as the, Maritime Administration type C1-MT-123a Heavy Lift Ship Roll On/Roll Off Vessel MV John Henry, at Peterson Builders, Strugeon Bay, WI.
  • Launched, 29 April 1978
  • Delivered to US Maritime Administration, 5 December 1978
  • Acquired by American Heavy Lift Shipping Co., 1983
  • Transferred to Gulf Oil Co., 8 June 1985
  • Returned to American Heavy Lift Shipping Co., 11 January 1985
  • Returned to US Maritime Administration, 23 September 1986 for layup in the National Defense Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Transferred to US Army Quartermasters Corps, 1987, for training Army of Stevdores at Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Never activated by US Army
  • Acquired by Worldwide Water Foundation, 2000
  • Laid up in the National Defense ReserveFleet, range, TX.
  • Acquired by Marinelink Inc. 2007, reflagged Canada
  • Renamed Revival, 2010
  • Renamed Marinelink Explorer, 2013
  • Acquird by Toronto Drydock, 2016, converted to a heavy lift barge renamed Coastal Titan
  • Current Disposition, Active
    Specifications:
  • Displacement, loaded: 5,590 t. DWT, 2,953 t., Gross Tonnage (GRT) 2,647, Net Tonnage 1,1772
  • Length (overall), 300.2'
  • Beam, 55.13'
  • Depth of Hull, 27.1'
  • Draft, full load: 16.11'
  • Speed, 13.5 knots
  • Propulsion, Twin EMD diesels, Shaft horsepower: 2,800each
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    30360201    		 170k MV John Henry underway cold iron, with a tug moving her on the ST. Lawrence River, Canada, 2008 John Spivey
    John Henry
    30360202    		 114k MV Marinelink Explorer in the Welland Canal, Ontario, Canada, 2009. John Spivey
    John Henry
    30360203    		 118k Barge Coastal Titanr moored pierside at Ontario Cananda, 2024 John Spivey
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