USNS Bull Run

History
United States
Name	USNS Bull Run
Namesake	First and Second Battles of Bull Run
Builder	Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Laid down	13 March 1943
Launched	29 June 1943
Stricken	23 September 1957
Fate	Sold for scrap, 23 April 1981
General characteristics
Type	T2-SE-A1 tanker
Displacement	5,782 long tons (5,875 t) light 21,880 long tons (22,231 t) full
Length	523 ft 6 in (159.56 m)
Beam	68 ft (21 m)
Draft	30 ft (9.1 m)
Propulsion	Turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000 hp (5,966 kW)
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Capacity	140,000 barrels (22,000 m3)
Complement	251
Armament	None

The 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

• T2Tanker.org
• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive  USNS Bull Run (T-AO-156)

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