United States Department of Transportation
FLICKERTAIL STATE
Year Built
1969
Official Number
518063
Ship Yard
Bath Iron Works Corporation
General Type
Dry Cargo
Specific Type
Crane Ship
MARAD Type
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Ship Length
610.0 feet
Beam
78.0 feet
Mast Height
131.0 feet
Net Tons
12460 tons
Gross Tons
17930 tons
Cargo Capacity
"63645" square feet
Draft, Summer
31.70 tons
Draft, Lightweight
17.9 tons
Displacement, Summer
26670 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
13900 tons
Immersion, Summer
86.0 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
72.0 tons
Fate
Still in Govt. Service
Historical Narrative
There is no historical narrative for this vessel at this time.
Vessel Name History
1969 - 1987: C. V. Lightning
1987 - present: Flickertail State
Photo Captions
1.) Flickertail State offloads components of the Elevated Causeway System (ELCS) during TC/CJLOTS. TC/CJLOTS 01 is a USPACOM/USTRANSCOM sponsored CJCS exercise designed to exercise DOD CADS from CONUS munitions depots/plants to theater destinations. US Navy Photo. #Flickertail State (T-ACS-5) fades into morning fog while docked at Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Cheatham Annex in Williamsburg, Virginia. US Navy Photo. #
Mission
| Mission Name |
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| Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie |
Historical Documents
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Milestones
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Event:
Acquisition
Date: 11/7/1980 |
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Event:
Entry
Date: 2/5/1981 |
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Event:
Disposition
Date: 2/5/1981 T-ACS 5;ex C.V.LIGHTNING |
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Event:
Ship Name Change
Date: 9/1/1987 Ship CV LIGHTNING changes name to FLICKERTAIL STATE |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 5/1/1989 Operation "Solid Shield" mission. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 5/17/1989 Completed Operation "Solid Shield" mission. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 6/1/1990 Operation "Steel Box" mission. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 7/12/1990 Completed Operation "Steel Box" mission. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 11/30/1990 Operation " Desert Storm" |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 5/1/1992 Operation "Ocean Venture" mission. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 5/2/1992 Completed Operation "Ocean Venture" mission. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 9/28/1994 No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-94-1 |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 10/6/1994 Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 8/15/1995 No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-95-3 |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 8/25/1995 Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 7/4/1997 Conducting sea trial to Norfolk VA |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 7/5/1997 Sea trial completedMSC OPCON 07/05/97 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/14/1997 "Conducting JCS Exercise ""JTFLEX 97-3""" |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/14/1997 At Fort Story anchorage |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/21/1997 ENRTE: Newport News VA |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/21/1997 Completed JCS Ex.MARAD OPCON 07/22/97 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/25/1998 Under tow to NORSHIPCO for drydocking |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/25/1998 Entering drydock at NORSHIPCO |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 3/23/1998 Under tow to Newport News VA |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 3/23/1998 Returned from drydocking at NORSHIPCO |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 6/4/1998 Maintenance activation and sea trial |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 6/5/1998 Completed sea trial |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 9/30/1998 Shifting to Cheatham Annex |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 9/30/1998 At new outport/homeport berth |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/23/1999 Shifting to temp outport Neport New VA |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/23/1999 At temporary outport berth |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 3/5/1999 Returning to Cheatham Annex |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 3/5/1999 Returned from temporary outport |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 6/4/1999 No Notice Turbo Activation 99-3 |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 6/6/1999 Completed Activation sea trial |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 6/23/1999 Temp move to make room for MPS vessel |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 6/23/1999 At temporary layberth |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 6/29/1999 ENRTE: Cheatham Annex following temp mov |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 6/29/1999 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/22/2000 Under tow to NORSHIPCO |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/22/2000 At NORSHIPCO for boiler repairs |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 3/24/2000 Under tow to Cheatham Annex |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 3/24/2000 Completed boiler repairs at NORSHIPCO |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 5/13/2000 Temp move to accomodate MSC PREPO ship |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 5/13/2000 At 23Rd St pier at Newport News VA |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 5/23/2000 Tow back to Cheatham Annex VA |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 5/23/2000 Returned from temporary layberth |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 3/26/2001 Sea trial to Norfolk and to load cargo |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 3/27/2001 Sea trial complete / MSC OPCON |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 4/7/2001 ENRTE: Pearl Harbor HI |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 4/25/2001 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 4/25/2001 ENRTE: Chinhae South Korea w/ETA 5/6/01 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 5/5/2001 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 6/18/2001 ENRTE: Pusan South Korea |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 6/19/2001 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 6/23/2001 ENRTE: San Francisco CA w/ETA 07/03/01 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/6/2001 Receiving sea trial team |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/6/2001 ENRTE: Port Hueneme CA for bunkers |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/6/2001 In for bunkers |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/8/2001 ENRTE: San Diego CA |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/8/2001 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/10/2001 ENRTE: Norfolk VA w/ETA 07/21/01 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/21/2001 Discharging JLOTS cargo |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/26/2001 ENRTE: Cheatham Annex VA |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 7/26/2001 MARAD OPCON 07/27/2001 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/21/2002 ENRTE: Newport News VA to Pier 23 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/21/2002 New homeport is Newport News VA |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 9/25/2002 Under tow to Cheatham Annex | Crane test |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 9/25/2002 Performing hydraulic crane tests |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/1/2003 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/2/2003 |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 4/14/2003 Conducting sea trial |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 4/15/2003 Completed sea trial from repairs |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 9/29/2003 Turbo Activation 03-6 and exercise |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 10/5/2003 Completed Turbo Activation S/T 03-6 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/4/2004 Shift to NOB Norfolk|MSC OPCON 02/04/04 |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/4/2004 Loading cargo for JLOTS NEW HORIZONS Ex |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 2/9/2004 Commencing JLOTS NEW HORIZONS Exercise |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 3/15/2004 Completed JLOTS Exercise NEW HORIZONS | MARAD OPCON |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 3/15/2004 Completed JLOTS Exercise NEW HORIZONS | MARAD OPCON |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 4/21/2006 Conducting 72 Hour sea trial to Cheatham Annex, VA |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 4/24/2006 Completed 72-hour sea trial |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 12/27/2006 JLOTS 07 NEW HORIZONS |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 1/11/2007 Returned from JLOTS 07 NEW HORIZONS |
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Event:
Depart
Date: 3/25/2008 "Under tow to Detyens S/Y Charleston, SC for drydocking." |
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Event:
Arrival
Date: 3/28/2008 "At Detyens S/Y Charleston, SC for drydocking." |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 5/14/2008 "Conducting sea trial to Newport News, VA." |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 5/16/2008 "Completed sea trial at Newport News, VA." |
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Event:
Depart
Date: 6/9/2008 "Enroute to Norfolk, VA to load JLOTS cargo." |
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Event:
Arrival
Date: 6/10/2008 "At Nofolk, VA loading JLOTS cargo." |
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Event:
Depart
Date: 6/17/2008 Commencing JLOTS 08 Exercise. |
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Event:
Arrival
Date: 8/22/2008 "Completed JLOTS 08 Exercise at Naval Station Norfolk, VA." |
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Event:
Depart
Date: 9/2/2008 "Leaving Naval Station Norfolk, VA for Safeport Exercise." |
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Event:
Arrival
Date: 9/8/2008 "Return from JLOTS and SAFEPORT exercises to Cheatham Annex, VA." |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 12/9/2008 Towed from Cheatham Annex to ROS Outport Berth 23rd Street Pier Newport News, VA. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 5/1/2010 LVI-Large Vessel Interface Exercise MARAD OPCON |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 5/5/2010 Returned from exercise. |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 4/17/2013 Temporary move for crane test exercise. |
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Event:
Interim Movement
Date: 4/27/2013 Returned to layberth following exercise. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 7/27/2015 Conducting no notice turbo activation sea trial. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 7/27/2015 No Notice Turbo Activation. TA-15-03 |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 8/1/2015 Completed Turbo Activation. |
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Event:
Vessel Activation
Date: 8/3/2015 Completed turbo activation. |
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