PHOENIX (T-AG 172) Class

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USNS Phoenix (T-AG 172) in December 1967.
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Class: PHOENIX (T-AG 172)
Design: MC VC2-S-AP3
Displacement (tons): 4,512 light, 15,200 full
Dimensions (feet): 455' oa, 444' wl x 62' e/wl x 28'
Armament: none
Accommodations: 48 officers, 161 unlicensed
Speed (kts.): 16
Propulsion (HP): 8,500
Machinery: Geared steam turbines, 2 boilers (465psi/750deg), 1 screw

Construction:

AG	Name	Acq	Builder	Keel	Launch	Svc
172	PHOENIX	25 Oct 1962	Oregon SB	27 Feb 1945	10 Apr 1945	Jul 1963[?]
173	PROVO	2 Mar 1963	Oregon SB	28 Apr 1945	17 Jun 1945	20 Nov 1962[?]
174	CHEYENNE	29 Dec 1962	Oregon SB	8 May 1945	26 Jun 1945	29 Dec 1962

Disposition:

AG	Name	T	Inact	Strike	Disposal	Fate	MA Sale/Depart
172	PHOENIX	T	1973	15 Jun 1973	31 Aug 1973	MA/S	--
173	PROVO	T	1973	15 Jun 1973	31 Aug 1973	MA/S	--
174	CHEYENNE	T	1973	15 Jun 1973	31 Aug 1973	MA/S	--

Class Notes:
On 20 November 1962 SECNAV approved the changes in classifications and names of ARIZONA (MCV 183), UTAH (MCV 691) and WYOMING (MCV 693) respectively to PHOENIX (AG 172), PROVO (AG 173), and CHEYENNE (AG 174.)

Ship Notes:

AG	Name	MA	Notes
172	PHOENIX	183	(ex-ARIZONA, ex-CAPITAL VICTORY 1948, completed 8 May 1945). FY 1963. Converted by Willamette Iron and Steel Co., Portland, Ore. To buyer 20 Sep 1973 at Yokosuka.
173	PROVO	691	(ex-UTAH, ex-CALIFORNIA 1963, ex-DREW VICTORY 1949, completed 14 Jul 1945). FY 1963. Converted in April-May 1963 by Willamette Iron and Steel Co., Portland, Ore. To buyer 20 Sep 1973 at Yokosuka.
174	CHEYENNE	693	(ex-WYOMING, ex-MIDDLESEX VICTORY 1948, completed 24 Jul 1945). FY 1963. To buyer 20 Sep 1973 at Yokosuka. [Renamed Feb 1963 VSC]