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Class of ships used for tracking missiles and satellites
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823:, 1977–2014 - built as "Mariner" class merchant ship
65:, the initial tracking ships were constructed by the
693:(transport/freighter), US Coast Guard training ship
85:took over all the range ships and introduced more.
1039:"Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Howard O. Lorenzen"
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518:being supplied with additional fresh water from
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789:, 1964–1974? - built as Type T2-SE-A2 tanker
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895:List of ships of the United States Air Force
779:, 1964–1993 - built as Type T2-SE-A2 tanker
437:, 1989–2001 (laid up, scrapping in progress)
669:, 1963–1983 - built as C4 class troop ship
863:, 2012–present - purpose built to replace
472:United States Navy/United States Air Force
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1019:"Range Instrumentation Ship Photo Index"
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1116:Research vessels of the United States
999:"Military Sealift Command Fact Sheet"
600:, 1959–1976? - built as Victory ship
740:, late 1950s–1976 - C1-M cargo ship
679:, 1964–1972 - built as Victory ship
646:, 1962–1990 - built as Victory ship
640:, 1960–1974 - built as Victory ship
630:, 1960–1972 - built as Victory ship
620:, 1960–1974 - built as Victory ship
610:, 1960–1968 - built as Victory ship
216:, 1992–present — purpose-built
1091:Missile range instrumentation ships
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929:Soviet ship Kosmonavt Yuriy Gagarin
231:INS Anvesh (A41) of the Indian Navy
97:Chinese PLA Strategic Support Force
92:Missile range instrumentation ships
23:Missile Range instrumentation Ship
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40:missile range instrumentation ship
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179:was a converted tanker, but the
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497:tracking ship (1958-1964) USAS
324:, 1978–2001 (museum attraction)
171:(A601) of the French Navy, 1999
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910:Western Launch and Test Range
754:USNS Sampan Hitch (T-AGM-18)
329:Kosmonaut Georgy Dobrovolsky
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359:Kosmonaut Vladislav Volkov
290:Kosmonaut Vladimir Komarov
267:Russian Navy / Soviet Navy
183:was a purpose-built ship.
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809:(Victory ship variation)
587:, 1960–1972 - built for
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573:, 1961–1969 - built as
314:Kosmonaut Viktor Patsaev
852:ocean surveillance ship
644:USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8)
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414:, 1967–1989 (scrapped)
399:, 1967–1989 (scrapped)
384:, 1967–1989 (scrapped)
369:, 1977–2000 (scrapped)
354:, 1977–2000 (scrapped)
344:Kosmonaut Pavel Belyaev
339:, 1978–2006 (scrapped)
298:Akademik Sergei Korolev
197:, 1964–1992 — ex-
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768:Type T2-SE-A2 tanker
652:General H. H. Arnold
799:, 1969–1974 - USN
709:Maritime Commission
658:C4 class troop ship
81:hull. By 1964, the
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916:References
872:Pathfinder
861:(T-AGM-25)
848:(T-AGM-24)
846:Invincible
838:(T-AGS-45)
821:(T-AGM-23)
797:(T-AGM-22)
787:(T‑AGM‑21)
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675:Twin Falls
667:(T-AGM-10)
636:Huntsville
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533:Invincible
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520:USAS
505:, Trinidad
501:docked at
404:Borovitchi
374:Morzhovetz
244:INS Anvesh
201:oil tanker
150:Yuanwang 6
144:Yuanwang 5
138:Yuanwang 4
132:Yuanwang 3
126:Yuanwang 2
120:Yuanwang 1
105:Yuanwang 2
44:range ship
29:(T-AGM 22)
813:(APA-205)
811:Sherburne
716:Rose Knot
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618:(T-AGM-5)
616:Sunnyvale
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606:Richfield
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884:See also
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762:Vanguard
596:Longview
561:Inactive
486:underway
483:Vanguard
187:Inactive
177:Poincaré
114:Yuanwang
52:missiles
970:YouTube
802:Haskell
785:Mercury
589:US Army
199:Italian
61:In the
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46:, is a
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828:Active
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259:Rizwan
206:Active
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