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SS Petersburg Latest SteelCoast Project

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Originally built in 1963, SS Petersburg was one in a fleet of five tankers fitted with an offshore petroleum discharge system. Courtesy Photo SteelCoast, LLC.

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SteelCoast, LLC. announced a contract to dismantle and recycle the SS Petersburg, one of Military Sealift Command’s two US Government-owned tankers and part of the 35 ships in the Prepositioning Program. 

The ship has served the United States for over 50 years and participated in exercise Valiant Shield, one of the largest United States military war games held in the Pacific Ocean. The SS Petersburg will be abated, dismantled, and recycled at SteelCoast, LLC.’s yard at the Port of Brownsville. 

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