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T-AGM-14 Rose Knot

USNS Rose Knot was operated by the US Air Force prior to being assigned to MSTS

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Rose Knot Class Missile Range Instrumentation Ship:

Laid down, (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC 2466) at Pennsylvania Shipyard Inc., Beaumont, TX.

Delivered to the Maritime Commission in May 1945

Acquired by the US Air Force in 1963 for service as a Missile Range Tracking Ship

Transferred to the US Navy in 1964 and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)

Placed in service as Missile Range Instrumentation Ship USNS Rose Knot (T-AGM-14)

Placed out of service in 1968 and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

Struck from the Naval Register, 9 October 1969

Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD, 28 June 1977, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 3,366 t.(lt) 6,090 t.(fl)
Length 338' 9"
Beam 50' 4"
Draft 17' 7"
Speed 11.5 kts.
Complement unknown
Armament none
Propulsion diesel, single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	81k	Rose Knot (T-AGM-14) moored pierside, Burmuda, 1968.		Gene Taylor

There is no DANFS history available for Rose Knot (AGM-14) at Navsource

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
Fleet Reserve Association

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