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was a U.S. Navy Oceanographic Detachment, upgraded ca. May 1966 to an Oceanographic Unit, of approximately 3 officers and 22 enlisted personnel, mostly technicians. Varying numbers of civilian scientists and engineers managed survey operations and maintained certain navigation and sonar equipment,
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usually about 12 oceanographers from the Naval Oceanographic Office, some personnel from the Naval Applied Sciences Laboratory (NASL, later NSSNF), and about 7 technical representatives from private corporations.
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was taken out of service ca. 1989. Contract award by MARAD in September 2007 to All Star Metals Inc. for scrapping in Brownsville, TX with ship fully dismantled on 5 June 2008.
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were acquired by the U.S. Navy, renamed, converted, placed in service, taken out of service, and "disposed" (numerous events and dates) are not found in
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for the U.S. Navy Office of Special Projects in support of the U.S. Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile Program. Three ships were converted for this purpose:
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Melson, Lewis B., CAPT USN (June 1967). "Contact 261". United States Naval Institute Proceedings.
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Authoritative, verifiable and complete references for the exact dates when
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T-AGS-22 was placed in service on 1 November 1958 and assigned to the
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was a Victory ship laid down on 16 February 1945 and delivered to the
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in 1952. Five years later she was acquired by the U.S. Navy, renamed
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Memorial web site for USNS Bowditch, USNS Dutton and USNS Michelson
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http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AGS_22.HTML
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from the late 1950s through the 1980s. She was launched as
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This article includes information collected from the
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USNS Dutton (T-AGS-22)
USS Dutton

Benjamin Dutton, Jr.
victory ship
IMO number
7738462
oceanographic
survey ship
United States Navy
Maritime Commission
Victory ship
Benjamin Dutton, Jr.
Maritime Commission
Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company
National Defense Reserve Fleet
Bowditch class
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Military Sea Transportation Service
Naval Oceanographic Office
Bowditch
Michelson
1966 Palomares B-52 crash

Bowditch
Michelson
secondary sources
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_AGS_22.HTML
public domain
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

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