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was a US 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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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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Victory ships and tankers: The history of the ‘Victory’ type cargo ships and of the tankers built in the United States of America during World War II
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from 4 Jan. 1945 to 18 Jan. 1945. Also a second "Battle Stars" for the Leyte landings in the
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Cross compound steam turbine, 6,000–8,500 hp (4,474–6,338 kW)
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from 19 February to 26 March 1945. In each battle she had to use her
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on 8 February 1958, delivered to the Navy Department at the
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US Navy History, Amphibious Operations Capture of Iwo Jima
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The ship was laid up in the Hudson River as part of the
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The ship was reactivated from the 720:United States Maritime Commission: 421:had the dangerous job of supplying 24: 194:General characteristics (as built) 25: 3666: 2535: 738: 620:"MICHELSON (AGS 23) (ex-MCV 114)" 292:oceanographic survey ship of the 3578: 3569: 3568: 3558: 713:Sawyer, L.A. and W.H. Mitchell. 682: 411:to defend against air attacks. 127: 40: 3630:Ships built in Portland, Oregon 387:Naval Armed Guard crews earned 68:Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation 612: 601: 590: 565: 537: 433:National Defense Reserve Fleet 13: 1: 698:. The entry can be found 676: 466:, and identical sister ships 498:sale on September 22, 1977. 7: 3655:Bowditch-class survey ships 745:Memorial web site for USNS 644: 381:War Shipping Administration 321:Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 272:(30 km/h; 18 mph) 10: 3671: 707: 460:Naval Oceanographic Office 3589:See also, similar role:- 3553: 3536: 3154: 2991: 2900: 2817: 2702: 2667: 2634: 2599: 2559: 2543: 2477: 2439:Motor torpedo boat tender 2369: 2255: 2227: 2108: 2053: 1970: 1945: 1918: 1863: 1724: 1641: 1574: 1505: 1485: 1395: 1340: 1313: 1258: 1197: 1180: 1133: 1036: 1004: 981: 912: 861: 835: 806: 458:was operated by the U.S. 428:for the Iwo Jima battle. 393:Invasion of Lingayen Gulf 325:Charleston Naval Shipyard 193: 33: 29: 18:USNS Michelson (T-AGS-23) 518:Priolo, Gary P. (2011). 501: 313:Albert Abraham Michelson 236:455 ft (139 m) 156:Albert Abraham Michelson 2570:-class attack transport 2484:Completed after the war 1315:Light aircraft carriers 359:, participating in the 252:23 ft (7.0 m) 189:Sold, 22 September 1977 3407:Pass Christian Victory 3319:Jefferson City Victory 2469:Underway replenishment 311:, she was named after 244:62 ft (19 m) 3503:Virginia City Victory 2642:Port Chicago disaster 2586:-class telemetry ship 2578:-class telemetry ship 2551:List of Victory ships 651:List of Victory ships 625:Naval Vessel Register 3239:Cedar Rapids Victory 3183:Battle Creek Victory 2982:St. Lawrence Victory 2875:Northeastern Victory 2490:Single ship of class 2419:High-speed transport 725:Victory Cargo Ships 545:"Michelson (AGS‑23)" 367:was operated by the 3487:Spartanburg Victory 3311:Hattiesburg Victory 3295:Gainesville Victory 3247:Clarksville Victory 3199:Blue Island Victory 3089:Philippines Victory 2992:Sank in private use 2918:Baton Rouge Victory 2649:Baton Rouge Victory 1134:Miscellaneous-cargo 800:-class survey ships 418:SS Columbia Victory 377:Maritime Commission 305:Maritime Commission 3527:Yugoslavia Victory 3479:South Bend Victory 3471:Santa ClaraVictory 3383:Occidental Victory 3367:Morgantown Victory 3343:Lindenwood Victory 3129:St. Albans Victory 3057:Luxembourg Victory 3033:Hagerstown Victory 2974:Morgantown Victory 2901:Damaged in service 2867:Middlebury Victory 2851:Georgetown Victory 2827:Clarksdale Victory 2792:Swarthmore Victory 1102:Type S4-SE2-BE1 (" 1089:Type S4-SE2-BD1 (" 1071:-class cable layer 1058:Landing Ship, Tank 731:2005-09-22 at the 405:Battle of Iwo Jima 296:. Launched as the 294:United States Navy 3612: 3611: 3519:Woodstock Victory 3495:Villanova Victory 3439:Rock Hill Victory 3287:Frontenac Victory 3279:Flagstaff Victory 3255:Creighton Victory 3175:Attleboro Victory 3097:Rushville Victory 3009:Augustana Victory 2966:Frontenac Victory 2910:Attleboro Victory 2703:Damaged in action 2647:Attack on the SS 2503: 2502: 1865:Destroyer escorts 1260:Aircraft carriers 1220: 1219: 1149:("Coastal Cargo") 1110:attack cargo ship 1076:Type S4-S2-BB3 (" 874: 873: 369:Alaska SS Company 361:landings on Leyte 276: 275: 16:(Redirected from 3662: 3582: 3581: 3572: 3571: 3562: 3561: 3511:Wesleyan Victory 3447:Rockland Victory 3423:Plymouth Victory 3391:Ouachita Victory 3215:Bucknell Victory 3156:Seagoing cowboys 3145:U.S.S.R. Victory 3073:New Bern Victory 3041:Lewiston Victory 3017:Brainerd Victory 2934:Colombia Victory 2891:Quinault Victory 2843:Escanaba Victory 2728:Bucknell Victory 2609:American Victory 2591:List of Subtypes 2530: 2523: 2516: 2507: 2506: 2464:Submarine tender 2409:Destroyer tender 2384:Floating drydock 1386:Commencement Bay 1247: 1240: 1233: 1224: 1223: 1167:("Refrigerated") 1097:attack transport 1056:Type S3-S2-BP (" 901: 894: 887: 878: 877: 790: 783: 776: 767: 766: 686: 685: 638: 637: 635: 633: 616: 610: 605: 599: 594: 588: 587: 585: 584: 575:. Archived from 569: 563: 562: 560: 558: 541: 535: 534: 532: 530: 515: 483:Attached aboard 173:15 December 1958 135: 132: 131: 130: 72:Portland, Oregon 48: 45: 44: 43: 27: 26: 21: 3670: 3669: 3665: 3664: 3663: 3661: 3660: 3659: 3615: 3614: 3613: 3608: 3607: 3559: 3549: 3532: 3463:Saginaw Victory 3455:Roswell Victory 3375:Norwalk Victory 3335:Lanaina Victory 3327:Lahaina Victory 3303:Harvard Victory 3271:Earlham Victory 3231:Carroll Victory 3207:Boulder Victory 3150: 3113:Skagway Victory 3105:Rutland Victory 3049:Lincoln Victory 2987: 2896: 2818:Sunk in service 2813: 2776:Oshkosh Victory 2712:Bozeman Victory 2698: 2663: 2630: 2625:Red Oak Victory 2595: 2555: 2539: 2534: 2504: 2499: 2473: 2459:Seaplane tender 2429:Ice cream barge 2371:Auxiliary ships 2365: 2251: 2223: 2104: 2049: 1966: 1941: 1920:Patrol frigates 1914: 1859: 1847:Robert H. Smith 1840:Allen M. Sumner 1720: 1637: 1570: 1501: 1481: 1391: 1342:Escort carriers 1336: 1309: 1254: 1251: 1221: 1216: 1193: 1176: 1129: 1037:Special-purpose 1032: 1000: 982:Emergency cargo 977: 908: 905: 875: 870: 857: 831: 802: 794: 741: 733:Wayback Machine 710: 683: 679: 647: 642: 641: 631: 629: 618: 617: 613: 606: 602: 595: 591: 582: 580: 571: 570: 566: 556: 554: 543: 542: 538: 528: 526: 516: 509: 504: 453: 397:Battle of Leyte 363:in late 1944. 341: 165:8 February 1958 133: 128: 126: 121:31 October 1953 46: 41: 39: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3668: 3658: 3657: 3652: 3647: 3642: 3637: 3632: 3627: 3610: 3609: 3587: 3586: 3576: 3566: 3555: 3554: 3551: 3550: 3548: 3547: 3540: 3538: 3534: 3533: 3531: 3530: 3522: 3514: 3506: 3498: 3490: 3482: 3474: 3466: 3458: 3450: 3442: 3434: 3431:Queens Victory 3426: 3418: 3415:Pierre Victory 3410: 3402: 3394: 3386: 3378: 3370: 3362: 3359:Moline Victory 3354: 3351:Mercer Victory 3346: 3338: 3330: 3322: 3314: 3306: 3298: 3290: 3282: 3274: 3266: 3263:DePauw Victory 3258: 3250: 3242: 3234: 3226: 3223:Calvin Victory 3218: 3210: 3202: 3194: 3191:Beloit Victory 3186: 3178: 3170: 3167:Adrian Victory 3161: 3159: 3152: 3151: 3149: 3148: 3140: 3132: 3124: 3116: 3108: 3100: 3092: 3084: 3081:Mandan Victory 3076: 3068: 3060: 3052: 3044: 3036: 3028: 3020: 3012: 3004: 2995: 2993: 2989: 2988: 2986: 2985: 2977: 2969: 2961: 2953: 2945: 2937: 2929: 2926:Baylor Victory 2921: 2913: 2904: 2902: 2898: 2897: 2895: 2894: 2886: 2878: 2870: 2862: 2854: 2846: 2838: 2835:Drexel Victory 2830: 2821: 2819: 2815: 2814: 2812: 2811: 2808:United Victory 2803: 2795: 2787: 2779: 2771: 2763: 2755: 2747: 2744:Elmira Victory 2739: 2731: 2723: 2715: 2706: 2704: 2700: 2699: 2697: 2696: 2688: 2680: 2677:Canada Victory 2671: 2669: 2668:Sunk in action 2665: 2664: 2662: 2661: 2657:Columbia Eagle 2652: 2644: 2638: 2636: 2632: 2631: 2629: 2628: 2620: 2612: 2603: 2601: 2597: 2596: 2594: 2593: 2588: 2584:Range Sentinel 2580: 2572: 2563: 2561: 2557: 2556: 2554: 2553: 2547: 2545: 2541: 2540: 2533: 2532: 2525: 2518: 2510: 2501: 2500: 2498: 2497: 2494: 2491: 2488: 2485: 2482: 2478: 2475: 2474: 2472: 2471: 2466: 2461: 2456: 2451: 2446: 2441: 2436: 2431: 2426: 2421: 2416: 2411: 2406: 2401: 2396: 2391: 2386: 2381: 2375: 2373: 2367: 2366: 2364: 2363: 2356: 2349: 2342: 2335: 2328: 2321: 2314: 2307: 2300: 2293: 2286: 2279: 2272: 2267: 2261: 2259: 2253: 2252: 2250: 2249: 2244: 2239: 2233: 2231: 2225: 2224: 2222: 2221: 2214: 2207: 2200: 2193: 2186: 2179: 2172: 2165: 2158: 2151: 2144: 2137: 2130: 2125: 2120: 2114: 2112: 2106: 2105: 2103: 2102: 2095: 2088: 2081: 2074: 2067: 2059: 2057: 2051: 2050: 2048: 2047: 2040: 2033: 2026: 2019: 2012: 2005: 1998: 1991: 1984: 1976: 1974: 1968: 1967: 1965: 1964: 1959: 1951: 1949: 1943: 1942: 1940: 1939: 1932: 1924: 1922: 1916: 1915: 1913: 1912: 1909:John C. Butler 1905: 1898: 1891: 1884: 1877: 1869: 1867: 1861: 1860: 1858: 1857: 1850: 1843: 1836: 1829: 1822: 1815: 1808: 1801: 1794: 1787: 1780: 1773: 1766: 1759: 1752: 1745: 1738: 1730: 1728: 1722: 1721: 1719: 1718: 1711: 1704: 1697: 1690: 1683: 1676: 1669: 1662: 1655: 1647: 1645: 1639: 1638: 1636: 1635: 1630: 1623: 1616: 1609: 1602: 1595: 1588: 1580: 1578: 1576:Light cruisers 1572: 1571: 1569: 1568: 1561: 1554: 1547: 1540: 1533: 1526: 1519: 1511: 1509: 1507:Heavy cruisers 1503: 1502: 1500: 1499: 1491: 1489: 1487:Large cruisers 1483: 1482: 1480: 1479: 1472: 1465: 1458: 1455:North Carolina 1451: 1444: 1437: 1430: 1423: 1416: 1409: 1401: 1399: 1393: 1392: 1390: 1389: 1382: 1375: 1368: 1361: 1354: 1346: 1344: 1338: 1337: 1335: 1334: 1327: 1319: 1317: 1311: 1310: 1308: 1307: 1300: 1293: 1286: 1279: 1272: 1264: 1262: 1256: 1255: 1250: 1249: 1242: 1235: 1227: 1218: 1217: 1198: 1195: 1194: 1192: 1191: 1184: 1182: 1178: 1177: 1175: 1174: 1168: 1162: 1156: 1150: 1144: 1137: 1135: 1131: 1130: 1128: 1127: 1113: 1100: 1087: 1084:escort carrier 1074: 1064:Type S3-S2-BP1 1061: 1054: 1040: 1038: 1034: 1033: 1031: 1030: 1029:("Z-ET1-S-C3") 1024: 1019: 1014: 1008: 1006: 1002: 1001: 999: 998: 992: 985: 983: 979: 978: 976: 975: 970: 963: 956: 949: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 916: 914: 910: 909: 904: 903: 896: 889: 881: 872: 871: 869: 868: 862: 859: 858: 856: 855: 846: 836: 833: 832: 830: 829: 822: 815: 807: 804: 803: 793: 792: 785: 778: 770: 764: 763: 758: 740: 739:External links 737: 736: 735: 723: 718: 709: 706: 705: 704: 678: 675: 674: 673: 668: 663: 658: 653: 646: 643: 640: 639: 611: 600: 589: 564: 536: 506: 505: 503: 500: 452: 445: 413:Joliet Victory 401:Joliet Victory 385:Joliet Victory 365:Joliet Victory 345:Joliet Victory 340: 337:Joliet Victory 333: 300:Joliet Victory 274: 273: 266: 262: 261: 258: 254: 253: 250: 246: 245: 242: 238: 237: 234: 230: 229: 228: 227: 224: 211: 207: 206: 202:Type VC-2-AP2 200: 196: 195: 191: 190: 187: 183: 182: 179: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 163: 159: 158: 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2885: 2884: 2879: 2877: 2876: 2871: 2869: 2868: 2863: 2861: 2860: 2859:Luray Victory 2855: 2853: 2852: 2847: 2845: 2844: 2839: 2837: 2836: 2831: 2829: 2828: 2823: 2822: 2820: 2816: 2810: 2809: 2804: 2802: 2801: 2796: 2794: 2793: 2788: 2786: 2785: 2784:Pratt Victory 2780: 2778: 2777: 2772: 2770: 2769: 2768:Minot Victory 2764: 2762: 2761: 2756: 2754: 2753: 2748: 2746: 2745: 2740: 2738: 2737: 2732: 2730: 2729: 2724: 2722: 2721: 2720:Brown Victory 2716: 2714: 2713: 2708: 2707: 2705: 2701: 2695: 2694: 2693:Logan Victory 2689: 2687: 2686: 2685:Hobbs Victory 2681: 2679: 2678: 2673: 2672: 2670: 2666: 2660: 2658: 2653: 2651: 2650: 2645: 2643: 2640: 2639: 2637: 2633: 2627: 2626: 2621: 2619: 2618: 2613: 2611: 2610: 2605: 2604: 2602: 2598: 2592: 2589: 2587: 2585: 2581: 2579: 2577: 2573: 2571: 2569: 2565: 2564: 2562: 2558: 2552: 2549: 2548: 2546: 2542: 2538: 2537:Victory ships 2531: 2526: 2524: 2519: 2517: 2512: 2511: 2508: 2495: 2492: 2489: 2486: 2483: 2480: 2479: 2476: 2470: 2467: 2465: 2462: 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USNS Michelson (T-AGS-23)
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Portland, Oregon
Albert Abraham Michelson
Victory ship
long tons
t
knots
Bowditch class
United States Navy
Maritime Commission
Victory ship
Albert Abraham Michelson
James River Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Charleston Naval Shipyard
World War II
Victory ship
Pacific War
landings on Leyte
Alaska SS Company
charter
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
Battle Stars
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Battle of Leyte
Battle of Iwo Jima
deck guns
SS Columbia Victory

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