USNS Clemson

History
Name	SS Lindenwood Victory
Builder	Permanente Metals Yard No. 2, Richmond, California
Laid down	12 May 1945
Launched	23 June 1945
In service	25 July 1945
Out of service	19 January 1970
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 22 February 1994
General characteristics
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 Clemson (T-AG-184) 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 Lindenwood Victory (MCV-766) was chosen for this conversion and assigned the name Clemson but the program was canceled and the ships were not acquired by the Navy.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Priolo, Gary P. (2010). "Miscellaneous Auxiliary Clemson (T-AG-184)". navsource.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[navsource-1] Priolo, Gary P. (2010). "Miscellaneous Auxiliary Clemson (T-AG-184)". navsource.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

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