SS Gem State (T-ACS-2) assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three and is maintained in a five-day readiness status (ROS 5). SS Gem State (T-ACS-2) SS "Gem State" (T-ACS-2) is a crane ship in Ready Reserve for the United States Navy. The ship was named for the state of Idaho, which is also known as the "Gem State". Gem State was laid down on 30 May 1965, as the a combination breakbulk-container ship, SS "President Monroe", ON 501712, IMO 6520911, a Maritime Administration type (C6-S-1qa) hull, under MARAD contract (MA 165). Built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, CA, hull no. 340,
California State Route 223 highway. It was a part of Legislative Route 140, which ran from Taft to US 99 (locally known as Taft Highway), and from US 99 to US 466. The Taft Highway portion was signed as US 399, but the Bear Mountain Boulevard section was unsigned. It was dropped from the route in 1959, and became Legislative Route 264. In 1964, with the renumbering of California’s state routes, Bear Mountain Boulevard became a signed route as SR 223, and was extended west to I-5. California State Route 223 State Route 223 (SR 223) is a state route in Kern County, California,