Category:USNS Vega (T-AK-286)
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Information about the vessel may be found at IMO 5241702. A ship can change name and flag state through time, but the IMO number remains the same through the hull's entire lifetime. As a result, it can be useful to identify a ship by using the IMO number. |
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Ship
[edit]- Type: MARAD type C3-S-33a ship, converted to naval cargo ship
- Built by: Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
- Yard No: 618
- Keel laid: 1959.05.04
- Launched: 1960.05.12
- Completed: 1960.10.14
- Length over all: 147.6 m
- Beam: 10.7 m
- GT: 9300
- DWT: 12700
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History
[edit]- 1960 Named Mormacbay; Flag: United States
- Official number: 283541
- Owner: Moore-McCormack Lines
- 1977 Renamed Bay; Flag: United States
- 1981 Renamed Kings Bay (AK-286); Flag: United States
- 1983.03 Renamed USNS Vega (T-AK-286); Flag: United States
- Converted to naval cargo ship
- 1998.04 Transferred to MARAD; laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River
- 1999 Scrapped in Brownsville, Texas
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James River Reserve Fleet Unit 6E 1996.JPEG 2,058 × 1,411; 2.37 MB