USNS Dalton Victory

History
United States
Name	Dalton Victory Sunnyvale
Namesake	Dalton, Ohio Sunnyvale, California
Ordered	as type (VC2-S-AP3) hull, MCV hull 21
Builder	California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California
Laid down	8 April 1944, as SS Dalton Victory
Launched	6 June 1944
Completed	19 July 1944
Acquired	2 April 1948, by the US Army Transportation Service
Commissioned	date unknown, as USAT Dalton Victory
Decommissioned	8 August 1950
In service	9 August 1950, with MSTS as USNS Dalton Victory (T-AK-256)
Out of service	date unknown
Renamed	USNS Sunnyvale (T-AGM-5), 27 October 1960
Reclassified	27 October 1960 as USNS Sunnyvale (T-AGM-5)
Stricken	15 December 1974
Identification	Hull symbol:T-AK-256 Hull symbol:T-AGM-5
Fate	sold for scrapping, 17 July 1975, to National Metal & Steel Corp.
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass- (1945-1960) Template:Sclass- (1960-1974)
Displacement	4,512 metric tons (4,441 long tons) (standard) 15,589 metric tons (15,343 long tons) (full load)
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
Installed power	8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion	1 × cross compound steam turbine 1 × shaft
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Complement	99
Armament	1 × 5 in (130 mm)/38 caliber dual purpose gun 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber dual purpose gun 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft gun mounts none as AGM
Aviation facilities	Helicopter deck added 2 × Hangars added

USNS Dalton Victory (T-AK-256) was a Greenville Victory cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1950.

In 1960 she was renamed USNS Sunnyvale (T-AGM-5) and placed in service as a missile range instrumentation ship, and assigned to the Pacific Missile Range, where she performed missile tracking duties.

Constructed in Los Angeles, California

Dalton Victory (T-AK-256) was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, California, and was completed in 1944.

Acquired by MSTS as a cargo ship

Dalton Victory was acquired by the Navy and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) in a noncommissioned status on 9 August 1950.

Assigned as a missile tracking ship

On 27 October 1960 Dalton Victory was reconfigured as a missile range instrumentation ship and renamed USNS Sunnyvale (T-AGM-5).

USNS Sunnyvale carried out a multitude of duties in the Pacific Ocean through 1962, including operations in support of the Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu, California.

Inactivation

Sunnyvale was placed out of service at an unknown date, and was struck from the Navy List on 15 December 1974. She was disposed of by the U.S. Maritime Administration on 17 July 1975.

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entries can be found here and here.
• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive – T-AK-256 Dalton Victory – T-AGM-5 Sunnyvale