SUNNYVALE T-AGM 5

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Greenville Victory Class Cargo Ship / Longview Class Missile Instrumentation Ship Keel Laid 8 April 1944 at California Shipbuilding Corp., Los Angeles, CA Launched 6 June 1944 DALTON VICTORY (U.S. Victory Ship) Delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) 19 July 1944 for operation under contract to Sudden & Christenson, Inc Returned to MARAD 27 May 1946 Chartered by Moore McCormack Lines, Inc., 27 May 1946 Returned to MARAD 3 October 1947 Chartered by Moore McCormack Lines, Inc., 27 May 1946 Returned to the Maritime Administration, 3 October 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA Withdrawn from reserve and chartered by the US Army Transportation Service, 2 April 1948 USAT DALTON VICTORY Placed in commission 2 April 1948 Decommissioned by the US Army Transportation Service 8 August 1950 USNS DALTON VICTORY T-AK-256 Acquired by the US Navy 9 August 1950 and placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) USNS SUNNYVALE T-AGM-5 Redesignated a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship and renamed 27 October 1960 Placed out of service 15 December 1974 Struck from the Naval Register 15 December 1974 Custody transferred to MARAD 2 January 1975 Sold for scrapping 17 July 1975

 

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Sunnyvale T-AGM-5 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Slogan Machine Postmark Honolulu, HI

1965-10-14

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

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