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SS Flickertail State (T-ACS-5)



         


The SS Flickertail State is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. It is stationed at Newport News, Virginia and is in ready reserve under the Military Sealift Command. The ship was named for the state of North Dakota, which is also known as the Flickertail State.

The ship was built by the Bath Iron Works. Its keel was laid on February 14, 1967, and was launched on May 11, 1968.

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