USNS Wheeling information

History
United States
Name	Seton Hall Victory; Wheeling;
Namesake	Seton Hall University; Wheeling, West Virginia;
Builder	Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon
Laid down	10 April 1945, as Seton Hall Victory, type (VC2-S-AP3), hull, MCV hull 686
Sponsored by	Mrs. Ross Mclntyre
Acquired	by the Navy in 1962
In service	28 May 1964 as USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8)
Out of service	date unknown
Stricken	31 October 1990
Fate	Assumed sunk from a 1981 Harpoon missile exercise attack
General characteristics
Class and type	Victory ship type VC2-S-AP2, standard; Watertown-class missile range instrumentation ship;
Tonnage	10,750 DWT; 7,612 GRT;
Displacement	15,200 long tons (15,444 t) (standard)
Length	455 feet 3 inches (139 m) oa; 436 feet 6 inches (133 m) pp; 444 feet (135 m) lwl;
Beam	62 feet (19 m)
Draft	28 ft (8.5 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired boilers; 6,000 hp (4,500 kW);
Propulsion	2 × steam turbines; 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity	523,740 cubic feet (14,831 m3) (grain); 453,210 cubic feet (12,833 m3) (bale);
Complement	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied by ship; Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun; Stern-mounted 5 inches (127 mm)/50 caliber gun; 8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,;

USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8) was a Wheeling-class missile range instrumentation ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1962 and converted from her Victory ship cargo configuration to a missile tracking ship, a role she retained for a number of years before being sunk as a target by Harpoon missiles on 12 July 1981.

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History

United States
Name	Seton Hall Victory Wheeling
Namesake	Seton Hall University Wheeling, West Virginia
Builder	Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon
Laid down	10 April 1945, as Seton Hall Victory, type (VC2-S-AP3), hull, MCV hull 686
Sponsored by	Mrs. Ross Mclntyre
Acquired	by the Navy in 1962
In service	28 May 1964 as USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8)
Out of service	date unknown
Stricken	31 October 1990
Fate	Assumed sunk from a 1981 Harpoon missile exercise attack
General characteristics
Class and type	Victory ship type VC2-S-AP2, standard Watertown-class missile range instrumentation ship
Tonnage	10,750 DWT 7,612 GRT
Displacement	15,200 long tons (15,444 t) (standard)
Length	455 feet 3 inches (139 m) oa 436 feet 6 inches (133 m) pp 444 feet (135 m) lwl
Beam	62 feet (19 m)
Draft	28 ft (8.5 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired boilers 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion	2 × steam turbines 1 × screw propeller
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity	523,740 cubic feet (14,831 m³) (grain) 453,210 cubic feet (12,833 m³) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 5 inches (127 mm)/50 caliber gun 8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,