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T-ARC-6 Albert J. Myer


The US Army Cable Ship Albert J. Myer was transferred to the US Navy
Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Romeo - Mike
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon - National Defense Service Medal
Neptune Class Cable Laying and Repair Ship:
  • Laid down, 14 April 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (S3-S2-BP1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2668) at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington, DL.
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Transferred to the US Army in the early 1950s, and commissioned as Albert J Myer
  • Decommissioned by the Army and transferred to the US Navy circa 1950
  • Converted to a Cable Laying/Repair Ship and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and placed in service as USNS Albert J Myer (T-ARC-6) (date unknown)
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 7 November 1994
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 1 April 1998, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Final Disposition, returned to Navy custody, removed from the National Defense Reserve Fleet James River Group by towing, for scrapping 24 August 2005 and subsequently scrapped at International Shipbreaking, Brownsville TX.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,410 t.
    Length 362'
    Beam 47'
    Draft 25'
    Speed 13kts
    Complement 155
    Armament none
    Propulsion two Skinner Uniflow Reciprocating Steam Engines replaced with diesel engines, twin shafts
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    Albert J Myer 67k Albert J. Myer (T-ARC-6) underway, circa 1987-88, place unknown. Joel Osterberg RMCS USN(RET) Mil Det USNS Albert J. Myer, 1987-99
    Albert J Myer 43k Albert J. Myer (T-ARC-6) at anchor, date and place unknown. © Ramon Jackson
    Albert J Myer 69k Albert J. Myer (T-ARC-6) at anchor, date and place unknown. © Ramon Jackson
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site.
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    Fleet Reserve Association
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