For other ships with the same name, see USS New Bedford.
New Bedford at anchor, c. 1944-current, location Ballard Shipyards
History
United States
Name
USNS New Bedford
Namesake
New Bedford, Massachusetts
Builder
Wheeler Shipbuilding Company
Laid down
as FS-289 for the U.S. Army (1944)
Launched
1945
Completed
1945
Acquired
by the U.S. Navy, July 1, 1950
Commissioned
July 1, 1950 as USNS New Bedford (IX-308)
Decommissioned
October 28, 1994
In service
1945
Out of service
28 October 1994
Reclassified
AKL-17, June 1950
Refit
IX-308, USNS New Bedford in 1963
Stricken
April 4, 1995
Identification
IMO number: 8644981
MMSI number: 338316000
Callsign: WDF7519
Fate
Sold, 1996
Status
Active as fishing vessel
General characteristics
Class and type
Camano-class cargo ship
Type
Light Cargo Ship
Tonnage
620 tons
Displacement
414 tons(lt)
940 tons(fl)
Length
177 ft
Beam
32 ft
Draft
10 ft
Propulsion
Two 500 hp GM Cleveland Division 6-278A 6-cyl V6 diesel engines, twin screws
Speed
12 knots
Complement
26 officers and enlisted
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