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American training ship in Gib visit
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This weekend sees the visit to Her Majesty?s Naval Base of the US Training Ship Empire State VI. Owned by the State University of New York, TS Empire State is a 565 foot (172.2 m) vessel driven by a 17,160 horsepower (13 MW) steam turbine engine. Originally built as the SS Oregon, a break-bulk cargo freighter for States Lines, it was converted by the Maritime Administration and delivered to the College for use as a training ship in 1990.
The Empire State is host to cadets and work parties during the academic year, and departs each May with about 90 of the college's cadets on board for "Summer Sea Term," a two-month training voyage.
The State University of New York was the first federally approved college to offer commercial nautical instruction in the United States.
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