Haiti Relief: Cornhusker State

SS Cornhusker State is a TACS crane ship, and is part of the Maritime Administration's Ready Reserve Force.  The crane ships were designed to provide the capability to load and unload containers and other cargo in ports where facilities are badly damaged or nonexistent.  Their most notable features are the three independent twin-boom pedestal-mounted rotating hydraulic deck cranes.  These crane ships can also carry containers, small barges, or landing craft, and recent exercises have proven their capability to discharge container ships far from any port, which enhances their military usefulness.  RRF crane ships bear the nicknames of states in the United States: the Cornhusker State honors Nebraska.