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USNS Pvt. Jose F. Valdez (T-AG-169)
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 USNS Pvt. Jose F. Valdez (T-APC-119) (1950 - 1959)
 USAT Pvt. Jose F. Valdez (1945 - 1950)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Sierra - Charlie
 NCSC
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National Defense Service Medal
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  • Laid down, 22 April 1944, as MV Joe P. Martinez, a Maritime Commission hull type (C1-M-AV1) under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2245) at Walter Butler Shipbuilders, Inc., Duluth, MN.
  • Launched, 27 October 1944 as MV Round Splice
  • Transferred to the American Shipbuilding Co., Chicago, IL, for completion, 15 December 1944
  • Completed and delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 5 July 1945, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Acquired by the US Army, 12 July 1945, and commissioned USAT Pvt. Jose F. Valdez
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 2 September 1950 and placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Pvt. Jose F. Valdez (T-APC-119)
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration, 22 December 1959, at Galveston, TX. for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Transferred to the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, VA., 1 May 1961
  • Withdrawn from reserve and transferred to the US Navy, 29 August 1961, for conversion to a Technical Research Ship
  • Placed in service as USNS Pvt. Jose F. Valdez (T-AG-169), (date unknown)
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration 7 November 1969, at the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, VA., for disposal
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 August 1976
  • Final disposition, sold for scrapping, 27 July 1977, to Consolidated-Andy Inc.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,382 t.(lt) 7,435 t.(fl)
    Length 388' 8"
    Beam 50'
    Draft 21' 1"
    Speed 11.5 kts.
    Complement 85
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    six single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion diesel, single screw, 1,700shp
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    Pvt Jose F Valdez 37k USNS Pvt. Jose F. Valdez (T-AG-169) underway, date and location unknown. From collection of Frank Guilfoy
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