| USNS Clarksburg (T-AG-183) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | SS Clarksburg Victory |
| Builder: | California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles |
| Laid down: | 9 July 1945 |
| Launched: | 15 September 1945 |
| In service: | 15 October 1945 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1994 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship |
| Displacement: |
4,512 long tons (4,584 t) light 15,589 long tons (15,839 t) full load |
| Length: | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam: | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft: | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Cross-compound steam turbine 8,500 shp (6,338 kW) Single screw |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) |
USNS Clarksburg (T-AG-183) was one of 12 ships scheduled to be acquired by the United States Navy in February 1966 and converted into Forward Depot Ships and placed into service with the Military Sea Transport Service, The Clarksburg Victory (MCV-888) was chosen for this conversion and assigned the name Clarksburg but the program was canceled and the ships were not acquired by the Navy.[1]
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