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USACE Mobjack

Drift Removal Vessel:

Built in 1953 for US Army as Coastal Freight T-508 at Higgins Industries, New Orleans LA.

Launched in 1953

Delivered in 1953 to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District, redesigned as a Drift Removal Vessel

Placed in commission in 1953 as USACE Mobjack

Mobjack's mission was to patrol the federal navigation channels removing debris which could damage shipping as they navigate to and from the various port facilities in Hampton Roads

Decommissioned in 2018

Current Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 65'
Beam unknown
Draft unknown
Complement unknown
Machinery unknown

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
303200501	150k	USACE Mobjack moored at the District dock on the Elizabeth River, Hampton Roads, VA. 28 July 2017. US Army Corps of Engineers photo # 170728-A-OI229-002 by Patrick Bloodgood	US Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District
303200502	132k	USACE Mobjack pierside on the Elizabeth River, Portsmouth, VA. 12 December 2018. Photo by Mark Haviland
303200503	62k	USACE Mobjack underway, date and location unknown. Photo from www.flickr.com by Baltimorejake	John Spivey
303200504	70k		John Spivey

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