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T-AGM-17 Timber Hitch


USNS Timber Hitch was first acquired by the US Air Force before being assigned to the US Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

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National Defense Service Medal
Alamosa Class Cargo Ship / Timber Hitch Class Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
  • Laid down (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (C1-M-AV1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2315) at Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., Wilmington, DE.
  • Launched (date unknown)
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission in July 1945
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Acquired by the US Air Force in 1963 from the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for conversion to a missile tracking ship (date unknown)
  • Placed in service as Ocean Range Vessel USAFS Timber Hitch (ORV-17) to be operated in support of the Air Force Eastern Test Range
  • Acquired by the US Navy in 1964 and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service as a Special Mission Ship on the Eastern Test Range, USNS Timber Hitch (T-AGM-17)
  • Placed out of service (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 9 October 1969
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD, 27 July 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
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