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USAV Vulcan
USAV Vulcan
USAV Vulcan (FMS 789)
History
United States
NameUSAV Vulcan (FMS-789)
NamesakeVulcan, the Roman god of metalworking and the forge
OwnerUnited States Army
BuilderBethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, NY
Yard number8335
AcquiredSeptember 1954
Out of service2010
FateTransferred to the Seattle Maritime Academy in 2010
StatusIn use as a floating classroom
General characteristics
TypeFloating machine shop
Displacement1,160 tons
Length210 feet
PropulsionUnpowered

USAV Vulcan (FMS-789) was a floating machine shop operated by the United States Army. She was built at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard on Staten Island, New York and delivered in September 1954.

Vulcan seen at the Seattle Maritime Academy in 2019 (between the second and third bridge supports from the right).
Vulcan seen at the Seattle Maritime Academy in 2024

Vulcan was retired from Army service sometime prior to April 2010 and acquired by the Seattle Maritime Academy for use as a floating classroom. She was towed to their facility east of the Ballard Bridge on 10 April 2010.

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Army Logistics and Other Ships Built or Acquired Since WWII". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. Wertheim, Eric. Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems (Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World) (Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World). 15 ed. Annapolis, Md.: Us Naval Institute Press, 2007. Print.
  3. "Last Voyage of the Vulcan". US Army. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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