USNS Timber Hitch (T-AGM-17)
USNS Timber Hitch (T-AGM-17) was a U.S. Navy missile range instrumentation ship which earlier operated as the U.S. Air Force Ocean Range Vessel USAFS Timber Hitch (ORV-17) on the U.S. Air Force's Eastern Test Range during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Timber Hitch operated under an Air Force contract with Pan American Airways Guided Missile Range Division headquartered in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Timber Hitch operated in the intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry area near Ascension Island, and was home-ported out of Recife, Brazil.
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USNS Timber Hitch (T-AGM-17)
USNS Timber Hitch (T-AGM-17) was a U.S. Navy missile range instrumentation ship which earlier operated as the U.S. Air Force Ocean Range Vessel USAFS Timber Hitch (ORV-17) on the U.S. Air Force's Eastern Test Range during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Timber Hitch operated under an Air Force contract with Pan American Airways Guided Missile Range Division headquartered in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Timber Hitch operated in the intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry area near Ascension Island, and was home-ported out of Recife, Brazil.
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USNS Timber Hitch (T-AGM-17) w ...... -ported out of Recife, Brazil.
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1.030224e+2
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ship launched
1944-10-12
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disposed of byMARAD, 27 July 1977, fate unknown
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Ship acquired
by the U.S. Navy in 1964
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none
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Ship builder
Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd., Wilmington, California
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Ship complement
unknown
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Ship completed
January 1945
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Ship country
United States
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Ship endurance
2592000.0
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Ship in service
c. 1958 as a missile tracker
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Ship laid down
date unknown, as a type hull, MC hull 2466
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1944-10-12
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Ship name
USNS Timber Hitch
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Ship namesake
A name retained
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Ship out of service
date unknown
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Ship propulsion
Diesel, single propeller
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Ship sensors
telemetry
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Ship struck
1969-10-09
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USNS Timber Hitch (T-AGM-17) w ...... -ported out of Recife, Brazil.
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