RANGE TRACKER T-AGM 1

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Ranger Tracker Class Missile Range Instrumentation Ship Keel Laid 6 April 1945 as SS SKIDMORE VICTORY Delivered to Northland Transportation 18 June 1945 Later served American President Lines as SS PRESIDENT BUCHANAN Acquired by the US Navy in the late 1950s and assigned to MSC Converted to a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship USNS RANGE TRACKER T-AG-160 Designated 12 July 1960 USNS RANGE TRACKER T-AGM-1 Redesignated 27 November 1960 Placed in Service in May 1961 - Placed out of Service 27 September 1969 Transferred to MARAD 12 November 1969 Struck from the Naval Register 28 April 1970 Sold for scrapping 10 July 1970

Naval Covers

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1. USNS Range Tracker T-AGM-1 Covers Page 1     (1961)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

USPO Machine Cancel Port Hueneme CA

1961-10-26

N/A

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USPO 4-bar Postmark Kwajalein, Marshall Islands

1969-01-17

The ship had no postal facilities.

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - A ship or shore-based radar system which follows the progress of missiles, space vehicles, and satellites.

 

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