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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] |
Page Notes:
Compiled: 18 Oct 2021
© Stephen S. Roberts, 2021
Sources: DB, Maroon, NVR, VSC