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T-AGOS-12 Bold

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - India - Echo - Yankee
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal - Chief of Naval Operations Letter of Commendation
Stalwart Class Ocean Surveillance Ship:
  • Laid down, 13 June 1988, at Tacoma Boat Building Co., Tacoma, WA.
  • Launched, 24 May 1989
  • Delivered to the Navy, 16 October 1989, assigned to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) and placed in service as USNS Vigorous (T-AGOS-12)
  • Renamed USNS Bold (T-AGOS-12), (date unknown)
  • Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 3 March 2004
  • Transferred to the Environmental Protection Agency, 31 March 2004
  • Contract awarded, 1 September 2005, to Seaward Services Inc., Dania Beach, FL. to operate and maintain the Environmental Protection Agency's ship Bold (OSV-224)
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,565 t.(lt) 2,535t.(fl)
    Length 224'
    Beam 43'
    Draft 15'
    Speed 11kts
    Armament none
    Complement 18 Civilian Mariners,15 Navy
    Propulsion diesel-electric, two shafts, 1,600hp
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    Bold 60k Bold (T-AGOS-12) departing Hampton Roads, VA., date unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 MSC web site
    Bold 57k Bold (T-AGOS-12) moored pierside at NS Rota, Spain, May 2000. Photo by Laurent LaMarche
    Bold 56k Bold (T-AGOS-12) at Valletta Port, Malta ,12 June 2001. Photo by Anthony Vella, Senglea, Malta
    There is no DANFS history available for Bold (T-AGOS-12) at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
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