Editing Seabee (section)

== Seabee barge carriers ==
[[File:US_Navy_050728-N-8268B-022_A_Logistical_Amphibious_Recovery_Craft_(LARC)_amphibious_vehicle_assigned_to_Beachmaster_Unit_One_(BMU-1)_launches_from_the_Military_Sealift_Command_(MSC)_sea_barge_heavy_lift_ship_SS_Cape_Mohican_(T.jpg|thumb|US Navy Seabees from [[Beachmaster Unit One]] (BMU-1) operate a [[LARC-V]], launching from a [[Military Sealift Command]] (MSC) sea barge heavy lift ship SS Cape Mohican (T-AKR-5065)]]

There were six [[Seabee (barge)|"Seabee"]] ships built:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.americanshipper.com/main/news/where-have-the-barge-carriers-gone-59836.aspx |title="Where have the barge carriers gone?" ''American shipper'', Howard Publications Inc., Capt. James Mcnamara, 18 April 2015 |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141349/https://www.americanshipper.com/main/news/where-have-the-barge-carriers-gone-59836.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> the SS ''Cape Mendocino'' (T-AKR-5064), the {{SS|Cape May|T-AKR-5063}}, {{SS|Cape Mohican|T-AKR-5065}} and three operated by [[Lykes Brothers Steamship Company]]. (the SS Doctor Lykes, the SS Tillie Lykes, and the SS Almeria Lykes). The NCF is the principal user of Seabee barges. Barges are shuttled to and from the mother ship, facilitating the unloading of containerized cargo wherever needed. These ships have an elevator system for lifting the barges out of the water at the stern onto the vessel. Barges, loaded or not are elevated to one of the three decks and then moved forward towards the bow on a track to be stored. The ship can carry 38 barges, 12 each on the lower decks and 14 on the upper. The 38 barges have a total capacity for 160 shipping containers. They have a [[Draft (hull)|draft]] of 2.5', and measure 97'x35'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/5566 |title=Doctor Lykes, Marad, U.S. Dept of Trans., Maritime Admin., Washington, DC |access-date=2 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140118/https://www.marad.dot.gov/sh/ShipHistory/Detail/5566 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Besides the barges, the ship has a fuel storage capacity of nearly 36000 m<sup>3</sup> (9,510,194 gal.) built in its sides and double hull, allowing it to double as a fuel transport. The ships were purchased by the [[Military Sealift Command]].