Second U.S. Training Ship Delivered for Role at Mass Maritime

Philly Shipyard officially handed over the second of the new U.S. maritime training ships to the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Named Patriot State, the vessel has been assigned to Massachusetts Maritime to replace the former vessel TS Kennedy, a 1967 vintage cargo ship.

Officials with the shipyard and TOTE Services which is managing the construction program for MARAD said the delivery of Patriot State “marks an important milestone for the NSMV (National Security Multi-Mission Vessel) program.