b'MEMBER NEWSMassachusetts Maritime Academy WelcomesMEMBER NEWSNew Training VesselM assachusetts MaritimeAcademy (MMA) wel-comed the arrival of theTraining Ship Patriot StateonOct.10andacceptedcustodyoftheshipfromtheUnitedStatesMarineAdministra-tion(MARAD)ataspecialceremonyheldthefollowingday,duringwhichRearAdmiralAnnPhillips,MARADAdministrator, officially signed theNationalSecurityMulti-MissionVessel(NSMV)overtotheAcademyandtotheCommonwealthofMassachusetts.From left: Admiral Francis McDonald, Captain Michael Campbell, and Admiral Ann PhillipsTheNSMVisdesignedtoprovidea with the delivery certificate. state-of-the-arttrainingplatformthatis outfitted with numerous training The 525 long PatriotState has a 18 knots. The PatriotState and itsspaces, including eight classrooms, depthof551,andarangeof10,000+ advanced design meet the highestafulltrainingbridge,labspacesand milesat18knots.Ithasdieselelec- standards of performance and envi-anauditorium.TheNSMVhasspace tric propulsion with 16,800 kW of ronmentalcompliance,makingitantotrainupto600cadetsatsea,max- totalinstalledpowerplusa900-kW assetfortrainingthenextgenerationimizingthecapabilityoftheshipand emergency generator. Full speed is ofmaritimeprofessionals.its mission to provide cadets with aworld-classeducation. The TSPatriotState will replaceMassachusetts Maritime Academysprevioustrainingship,TSKennedy,a 1967 converted cargo vessel. Thisdeliveryisthesecondoffivetrainingships that have been commissionedbyMARAD.Thefirstwasdeliveredto a maritime college in New Yorkinthefallof2023.ThisinitiativeispartofMARADsefforttomodern-izeanagingtrainingfleetwithnewpurpose-built NSMVs that not onlyenhance the training capabilities ofthe nations maritime academies butPHOTO: JAKE BELCHERalsoserveascriticalassetsforfederalsupportduringtimesofneed.43 OCTOBER 2024'