A ship or shore-based radar system which follows the progress of missiles, space vehicles, and satellites
Builder
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon
Laid down
6 April 1945, as Skidmore Victory, type (VC2-S-AP3) hull, MCV hull 685
Sponsored by
Mrs. Harry C. Bates
Acquired
by the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s
In service
12 July 1960 as USNS Ranger Tracker (T-AG-160)
Out of service
27 September 1969, at Port Hueneme, California
Reclassified
T-AGM-1, 27 November 1960
Refit
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, Mississippi, (modified as a tracking ship)
Stricken
28 April 1970
Homeport
Port Hueneme, California
Fate
Sold for scrapping, 10 July 1970
General characteristics
Type
Range Tracker-class missile range instrumentation ship
Displacement
4,512 tons light
11,500 tons full load
Length
455' 3"
Beam
62' 2"
Draft
28' 6"
Propulsion
cross compound steam turbine, single screw, 8,500shp
Speed
15.5 knots
Complement
56 personnel
Armament
none
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