Provo, a city in north central Utah, population 115,919, settled by Mormons in 1849.
Builder
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon
Laid down
28 April 1945, as Drew Victory, MCV-691
Launched
17 June 1945
Sponsored by
Miss Anna P. Burkhalter
Completed
as Drew Victory, 14 July 1945
Acquired
by the Navy on 2 March 1963
In service
20 November 1962 as USNS Provo (T-AG-173)
Out of service
c. 1970
Renamed
Provo, 20 November 1962
Stricken
15 June 1973
Homeport
Subic Bay, Philippines
Fate
Sold, 31 August 1973 and scrapped
General characteristics
Type
Phoenix-class miscellaneous auxiliary
Displacement
6,700 ton light
15,900 tons full load
Length
455' 3"
Beam
62'
Draft
28' 1" (max.)
Propulsion
steam turbine, single shaft, 8,500hp
Speed
17 knots
Complement
50 officers and enlisted
USNS Provo (T-AG-173) was a Phoenix-class miscellaneous auxiliary acquired by the United States Navy in 1962, crewed by a civilian crew from the Military Sea Transportation Service, and sent to the Philippines to serve as a delivery ship of parts and supplies to other Navy ships and stations in the Asian area. Provo remained in the Philippines, issuing parts and other supplies, until the early 1970s, being struck by the Navy in 1973. She was built as a Victory ship for World War II as the SS Drew Victory under the Emergency Shipbuilding program for the War Shipping Administration.
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