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T-AK-238 Haiti Victory
T- AGM-3 Longview

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National Defense Service Medal
Greenville Victory Class Cargo Ship / Longview Class Missile Instrumentation Ship:
  • Laid down, 24 April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 532) at Permanente Metals Corp., Yard No. 1, Richmond, CA.
  • Launched, 20 July 1944
  • Delivered to the WSA, 18 September, 1944 and placed in operation as SS Haiti Victory under charter by Waterman Steamship Co.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950 and placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Haiti Victory (T-AK-238)
  • Reclassified and converted to a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship, renamed USNS Longview (T-AGM-3), 27 November 1960
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD sale, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,512 t.(lt) 15,589 t.(fl)
    Length 455'
    Beam 62'
    Draft 29'
    Speed 15.5 kts.
    Complement 99
    Armament
    (AK) one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount (stern), one 3"/50 gun mount (bow), eight 20mm AA guns
    (AGM) none
    Propulsion cross compound steam turbine, single screw, 8,500shp
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    USNS Haiti Victory (T-AK-238)
    Haiti Victory 58k Haiti Victory (T-AK-238) at anchor, date and place unknown. William Zarkas, Retired MSC Boatswain
    President, MSC Retiree Association
    Haiti Victory 123k Haiti Victory (T-AK-238) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, May 1960. This photo shows Haiti Victory in her AGM configuration but at the time of the photo she was still carrying her AK designation.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Haiti Victory 93k Haiti Victory (T-AK-238) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, November 1960. This photo shows Haiti Victory in her AGM configuration but at the time of the photo she was still carrying her AK designation.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    USNS Longview (T-AGM-3)
    Haiti Victory 70k Longview (T-AGM-3) underway, date and location unknown. Robert Hurst
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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