IX-516 class

 1 IX-516 class UNCLASSIFIED MISCELLANEOUS (IX)

 Name           Hull No.  In service      Status

 ........       IX-516    1976            Active
   (ex-barge MATTHEW; ex-CHRISTINA F.)

Built as a commercial 5,279 GRT cargo barge. Converted to a commercial tank barge in 1980. Acquired 1986/1987 from Allied Barge Co. Contract awarded to McDermott Inc., Morgan City, La. on July 10, 1987, for conversion into a missile simulation barge for the Trident SLBM missile. Delivered on...