GENERAL NELSON M. WALKER (T-AP-125)
Year Built
1945
Official Number
8424537
Shipyard
Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard
General Type
Naval Auxiliary
Specific Type
AP Transport
MARAD Type
P2-SE2-R1
Ship Length
609.00 feet
Beam
75.50 feet
Mast Height
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Net Tons
8528.00 tons
Gross Tons
16039.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
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Draft, Summer
26.50 tons
Draft, Lightweight
14.50 tons
Displacement, Summer
22574.00 tons
Displacement, Lightweight
12451.00 tons
Immersion, Summer
76.00 tons
Immersion, Lightweight
68.00 tons
Fate
Scrapped
Milestones
| Event | Date | Content |
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Acquisition
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Acquisition
| 3/1/1950 | Acquired by the Navy Department |
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Entry
| 8/16/1957 | Entered the Reserve Fleet |
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Return
| 6/5/1958 | Returned to Navy Department |
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Interim Movement
| 4/16/1970 | |
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Title Transfer
| 7/1/1971 | Permanent transfer to the Reserve Fleet |
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Downgrade to Non-retention
| 10/31/1998 | "Ship downgraded to Non-retention status on October 31, 1998. Ship had been previously classified as Retention for civil emergency support (berthing) and later memorial stripping. " |
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Departure for scrapping
| 1/4/2005 | "Departed the JRRF on 4 Jan 2005 in route to All Star Metals of Brownsville, TX for scrapping. " |
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Interim Movement
| 2/7/2005 | Under Disposal Contract: 9/13/04 |
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Destruction
| 2/9/2006 | "Ship destroyed on this date via scrapping services contract by All Star Metals of Brownsville, TX." |
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Withdrawl
| 2/9/2006 |
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Operator Agreement
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Incident Information
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Use at Loss
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Cause
Scrapped
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