USNS Milford (T-AG-187)
USNS Milford (T‑AG‑187) was one of 12 ships scheduled to be acquired by the United States Navy in February 1966 and converted into Forward Depot Ships and placed into service with the Military Sea Transport Service, The Greeley Victory (MCV‑714) was chosen for this conversion and assigned the name Milford but the program was canceled and the ships were not acquired by the Navy.
| History | |
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| Name: | SS Greeley Victory |
| Builder: | Permanente Metals Yard No. 2, Richmond, California |
| Laid down: | 24 May 1945 |
| Launched: | 4 July 1945 |
| Identification: | IMO number: 5135575 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1989 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship |
| Displacement: | |
| Length: | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam: | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft: | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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References
- Priolo, Gary P. (2010). "Miscellaneous Auxiliary T-AG-187 Milford". navsource.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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