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USNS Furman (T-AK-280) underway off Guam 1981
History
USNS FurmanUnited States
NameFurman Victory
NamesakeFurman University
OwnerWar Shipping Administration
OperatorAmerican President Lines
Orderedas type (VC2-S-AP3) hull, MCV hull 174
BuilderOregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon
Laid down23 January 1945
Launched6 March 1945
Sponsored byMrs. Carl Donaugh
Completed19 April 1945
IdentificationInternational Radio Call Sign: NMQQ
FateTransferred to US Navy in 1963
USNS FurmanUnited States
NameUSNS Furman (T-AK-280)
OperatorUS Navy
In service30 December 1963
Stricken1993
IdentificationHull symbol:T-AK-280
FateScrapped 30 April 2004
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeVC2-S-AP3 Victory ship, then rebuilt in 1963 to USNS Furman (T-AK-280)
Displacement
  • 4,512 long tons (4,584 t) (standard)
  • 15,589 long tons (15,839 t) (full load)
Length455 ft (139 m)
Beam62 ft (19 m)
Draft29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
Installed power8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × steam turbine
  • 1 × shaft
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Complement
  • 12 officers
  • 87 enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber gun (Furman Victory only)
  • 1 × 3 inch (76 mm)/50 caliber gun (Furman Victory only)
  • 8 × 20 mm Oerlikon (Furman Victory only)
  • None as USNS Furman
Notes[2]

USNS Furman (T-AK-280) was a Norwalk class Fleet Ballistic Missile Cargo Ship, which was launched as a World War II commercial Victory cargo ship, the SS Furman Victory under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. The Furman Victory was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1963.

  1. ^ "USNS Furman (T-AK-280)". Navsource.org. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Babcock & Wilcox (April 1944). "Victory Ships". Marine Engineering and Shipping Review.

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