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Name:
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USS Estes (AGC-12) |
| Displacement: |
7,240 tons |
| Length: |
459'2" |
| Beam: |
63' |
| Draft: |
24' |
| Hull: |
Maritime Commission C2-S-AJ1 (#1353) |
| Speed: |
15 knots |
| Crew: |
633 Enlisted, 54 Officer |
| Armament: |
2 5"-38 & 4 twin 40mm mounts |
| Propulsion: |
6,000 HP Geared Turbine - Single screw |
| Class: |
USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) |
| Keel Laid: |
25 August 1943 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Willmington, North Carolina |
| Launched: |
1 November 1943 as SS Morning Star
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T I M E L I N E
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22 February 1944:
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Acquired by U.S. Navy |
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09 October 1944:
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Commissioned at Todd Shipyard - Brooklyn, New York |
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30 June 1949:
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De-commissioned at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - San Francisco, California
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26 December 1950:
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Reactivation Begins
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31 January 1951:
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Re-commissioned at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard - San Francisco, California
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01 January 1969:
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Designation Changed to LCC-12
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31 October 1969:
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De-commissioned
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30 July 1976:
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Disposition: Stricken from Naval Records
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01 December 1977:
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Sold for scrap
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