DUTTON T-AGS 22

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.

Bowditch Class Hydrographic Survey Ship Keel Laid March 27 1945 Launched (Date unknown) as TUSKEGEE VICTORY Delivered May 6 1945 to MARAD for commercial service Placed in service 1945 by Weyerhaeuser SS Co. Leased June 29 1946 to Shepard SS Co. Leased April 22 1949 to South Atlantic SS. Co. Laid up May 16 1949 in National Defense Reserve Fleet Leased February 16 1951 to South Atlantic SS. Co. Chartered March 16 1951 to Orion Shipping & Trading Co. Laid up September 24 1953 in National Defense Reserve Fleet Assigned to Military Sea Transportation Service MSTS November 5 1957 USNS DUTTON T-AGS-22 Place In Service November 1 1958 - Out of Service September 12 1989 Struck from Naval Register February 14 1990 Title transfer to MARAD November 12 1993 Scrapping contract awarded in September 2007 Scrapping completed June 5 2008

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1    (1981)

 

Postmarks

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

 

U.S. Navy 10638 Br.

1945-10-10

No Image

S.S. TUSKEGEE VICTORY

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Locy Type 2(n) (USNS)

1972-11-03

Return address for OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT TWO (which was embarked in DUTTON from 1958 to 1989)

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Locy Type 2-2et (FPO SF 96663) "OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT TWO"

1981-08-06

OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 2 operated in DUTTON from November 19 1958 to August 22 1989

 

Locy Type 9-2e (FPO SF 96663) "OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT TWO"

1981-08-06

OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT 2 operated in DUTTON from November 19 1958 to August 22 1989

 

Other Information

DUTTON earned the National Defense Service Medal during her Navy service.

NAMESAKE - TUSKEGEE VICTORY - Named for the counties and/or cities named Tuskegee
NAMESAKE - DUTTON - Named for the navigator and author Captain Benjamin Dutton, USN (1883-1937).

 

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