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History
United States
NameUSNS Bull Run
NamesakeFirst and Second Battles of Bull Run
BuilderSun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Laid down13 March 1943
Launched29 June 1943
Stricken23 September 1957
FateSold for scrap, 23 April 1981
General characteristics
TypeT2-SE-A1 tanker
Displacement
  • 5,782 long tons (5,875 t) light
  • 21,880 long tons (22,231 t) full
Length523 ft 6 in (159.56 m)
Beam68 ft (21 m)
Draft30 ft (9.1 m)
PropulsionTurbo-electric, single screw, 8,000 hp (5,966 kW)
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Capacity140,000 barrels (22,000 m)
Complement251
ArmamentNone

SS Bull Run was a type T2 tanker built at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Chester, PA as hull number 287 and USMC number 362 in 1943. In 1956, the ship was acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Administration, assigned to MSTS, and placed in-service as the USNS Bull Run (T-AO-156). She left the navy in 1957, going back to the Maritime Administration. In 1969, the stern of the Bull Run was attached to the bow of the Type C4 ship the Anchorage, and the completed ship then retained the name Anchorage. The bow of the Bull Run was then scrapped.

References

Type T2-SE-A1 tankers
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Marinship
Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
Swan Island Shipyard


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