USNS Sagitta (T-AK-87)
Sagitta (AK-87) was never commissioned and thus never bore the USS designation. The ship, contracted as the Maritime Commission MV Moses Pike, transferred to Navy supervision for construction and was then transferred shortly after launch as Sagitta (AK-87) to the Army to become the Engineer Port Repair Ship Marvin Lyle Thomas. She was one of two such repair ships transferred to Navy in 1952 and served as the civilian crewed, unarmed USNS Sagitta (T-AK-87). The ship may have been unique among her type in being then transferred back to the Army in 1966.
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USNS Sagitta (T-AK-87)
Sagitta (AK-87) was never commissioned and thus never bore the USS designation. The ship, contracted as the Maritime Commission MV Moses Pike, transferred to Navy supervision for construction and was then transferred shortly after launch as Sagitta (AK-87) to the Army to become the Engineer Port Repair Ship Marvin Lyle Thomas. She was one of two such repair ships transferred to Navy in 1952 and served as the civilian crewed, unarmed USNS Sagitta (T-AK-87). The ship may have been unique among her type in being then transferred back to the Army in 1966.
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Sagitta (AK-87) was never comm ...... rred back to the Army in 1966.
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date of acquirement
1944-07-18
laying down
1944-01-24
length (μ)
8.19912e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.28016e+1
displacement (g)
ship launched
1944-07-09
status
Transferred toMSTS, 26 April 1952
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12,825,166
Wikipage revision ID
711,452,703
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Ship notes
The ship was under Navy superv ...... civilian crewed USNS Sagitta .
Ship ordered
*as MV Moses Pike
*N3-M-A1 hull, MC hull 650
Ship out of service
Ship propulsion
Diesel, single shaft, 1,300shp
Ship speed
Ship struck
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Sagitta (AK-87) was never comm ...... rred back to the Army in 1966.
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USNS Sagitta (T-AK-87)
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