TS Kennedy

Vessel History

2017 TS Kennedy was activated to support hurricane relief in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico.

2012 TS Kennedy was activated to support FEMA in response to Hurricane Sandy.
2009 TS Enterprise was renamed to TS Kennedy to honor President John F. Kennedy and the Kennedy family.
2003 Converted as a training ship and renamed as TS Enterprise.
1991: SS Cape Bon activated for Desert Storm.
1985: MARAD acquired SS Velma Lykes for RRF and renamed to SS Cape Bon.
1979: SS Velma Lykes made history in 1979 when she became the first US flag vessel to call on the mainland Chinese port of Whampoa since the Chinese communist revolution.
1967: SS Velma Lykes was completed and launched at Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans. She was delivered to Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. for Far East operations.
1964: SS Velma Lykes was laid down as SS Velma Lykes, a Maritime Administration (MARAD) subsidized break bulk cargo C4 freighter type at Avondale Industries, New Orleans, LA.