TWIN FALLS T-AGM 11
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.
Laid down 1944 as Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP3) hull at Oregon Shipbuilding Co., Portland, OR Chartered to Isthmian SS Co. June 24 1946 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benicia, CA November 18 1948 Withdrawn from reserve January 25 1949 and chartered to Waterman SS Corp. Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL January 7 1950 Withdrawn from reserve October 30 1950 and chartered to States Marine Corp of Delaware Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River, N.Y. November 6 1953 Withdrawn from reserve February 6 1957 and chartered to American Export Lines, Inc. Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA February 25 1968 Withdrawn from reserve March 24 1960 permanently transferred to the US Air Force Converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship Reassigned to Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) November 1963 Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA May 22 1970 Returned to Navy custody on 26 April 1971 for planned conversion to T-AGS-37 but conversion was later cancelled Struck from Naval Register effectively on 1 September 1972 and title was transferred to Maritime Administration (MA) on 2 November 1972 Served as a training facility for that city's Food and Maritime Trade High School Sold June 20 1982 to Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. for scrap |
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Postmarks
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USPO |
1965-05-05 |
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The ship had no postal facilities.
Other Information
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
National Defense Service Medal
NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Twin Falls, Idaho
Additional Naming History Sources
Shipscribe has a nice write-up on the ship's history
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