HARKNESS (T-AGS-32)

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Year Built

1967

Official Number

Shipyard

Upper Clyde Shipbuilders

General Type

Other

Specific Type

Survey/Research

MARAD Type

Foreign

Ship Length

393 feet

Beam

54 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

4330 tons

Gross Tons

2890 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

Draft, Lightweight

16.7 tons

Displacement, Summer

3540 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

3035 tons

Immersion, Summer

Immersion, Lightweight

Fate

Still in Govt. Service

Historical Narrative

The Maritime Administration's National Register Eligibility Assessment for USS Harkness, available in the Documents section, contains a detailed history of the vessel.

Photo Captions

1.) USS Harkness underway. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.
2.) USS Harkness underway, with an aircraft carrier in the background. MARAD file photo. Date unknown.

Vessel Name History

HARKNESS (T-AGS-32)

Mission

No Mission for this vessel

Historical Documents

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Milestones

Event: Transfer Date: 4/30/1971 "The Harkness was turned over to the Military Sealift Command (MSC), formerly the Military Sea Transportation Service, in a ceremony at the Boston Navy Yard on April 30, 1971"
Event: Arrival Date: 11/1/1973 "In November 1973, while working in Turkish waters, the ship made a courtesy visit to the Russian Black Seaport of Novorossisk"
Event: Public Viewing Date: 7/1/1976 "During the bicentennial celebrations in July 1976, the Harkness was opened to the public at Port Canaveral, Florida"
Event: Service Date: 8/1/1984 "Between August and October 1984 the Harkness participated in Operation Intense Look, an airborne search for mines in the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea in support of the governments of Egypt and Saudi Arabia."
Event: Service Date: 1/1/1990 Harkness operated in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
Event: Deactivation Date: 2/13/1993 The Harkness was deactivated.
Event: Entry Date: 3/29/1993
Event: Transfer Date: 2/16/1994 "On February 16, 1994 it was transferred to the Maritime Administration, and placed in its National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) in the James River off Fort Eustis, Virginia."
Event: Acquisition Date: 2/16/1994 Equip spares;T-AGS 39&40
Event: Interim Movement Date: 1/8/2001 ENRTE: Mass Maritime Academy
Event: Interim Movement Date: 1/10/2001 Temporary training ship for SUNY MA
Event: Departure Date: 2/28/2001 "On February 28, 2001 Harkness departed Fort Schuyler for the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, to serve as a stationary facility while the Cape Bon was prepared to serve as a seagoing training vessel for the school"
Event: Interim Movement Date: 2/28/2001 ENRTE: Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Event: Interim Movement Date: 3/1/2001 Returned from SUNY Maritime custody
Event: Interim Movement Date: 6/4/2001 Under tow to JRRF (assigned location)
Event: Interim Movement Date: 6/7/2001 Returned from Mass Maritime Academy
Event: Date: 7/1/2005 "Downgraded upon reassignment of sister ship, TX CLIPPER II, to the BRF"
Event: Date: 7/1/2005 No longer needed for Logistics Support of TX A&M School Ship program
Event: Entered Historic Review Date: 12/8/2008
Event: Date: 1/5/2009
Event: Cleared Historic Review Date: 6/26/2009 Vessel cleared NHPA processing.
Event: Status Date: 9/30/2012 Vessel entered retention status in NDRF program.
Event: Date: 10/11/2012