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T-AGS-33 Wilkes


USNS Wilkes (T-AGS-33) was transferred to Tunisia
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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National Defense Service Medal
Wilkes Class Hydrographic Survey Ship:
  • Laid down, 18 July 1968, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI.
  • Launched, 31 July 1969
  • Delivered to the Navy, 28 June 1971
  • Placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) as USNS Wilkes (T-AGS-33)
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Transferred under the Security Assistance Program to Tunisia, 29 September 1995
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,935 t.(lt) 2,540 t.(fl)
    Length 287'
    Beam 48'
    Draft 16
    Speed 13 kts.
    Complement 48 crew, 26 scientific party
    Armament none
    Propulsion ALCO diesels, General Electric electric drive, single shaft. SHP approx.3000
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    Wilkes 111k Wilkes (T-AGS-33) launching, at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI., 31 July 1969 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Wilkes 62k Wilkes (T-AGS-33) underway, date and place unknown. Defoe Shipbuilding web site
    Wilkes 226k Wilkes (T-AGS-33) anchored at Monaco, April 1982 Carl R Friberg USNS Wilkes
    Wilkes 99k Wilkes (T-AGS-33) anchored at Monaco, April 1982 Dick Moody
    Wilkes 123k Wilkes (T-AGS-33) moored at Monaco, April 1982 Dick Moody
    There is no DANFS History currently available for Wilkes (T-AGS-33) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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