SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON (T-AK-243)


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Year Built
1945
Official Number
247353
Shipyard
Permanente Metals Corporation
General Type
Naval Auxiliary
Specific Type
AK Cargo Ship
MARAD Type
VC2-S-AP2
Ship Length
455.25 feet
Beam
62.00 feet
Mast Height
--
Net Tons
4563.00 tons
Gross Tons
7607.00 tons
Cargo Capacity
--
Draft, Summer
28.60 tons
Draft, Lightweight
--
Displacement, Summer
--
Displacement, Lightweight
--
Immersion, Summer
--
Immersion, Lightweight
--
Fate
Sold - Scrap

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Vessel Name History

1945 - 1946: Yale Victory
1946 - 1973: Sgt. Archer T. Gammon


Vessel Name History

SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON (T-AK-243)

YALE VICTORY

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Vessel Name Change
8/30/1946 Vessel name changed from YALE VICTORY to SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON
Transfer
8/30/1946 Vessel transferred from the War Shipping Administration to the War Department.
Acquisition
11/9/1973 Vessel transferred from U.S. Navy to the Maritime Administration
Sale
11/9/1973 Vessel sold for scrap to Chi Shun Hua Steel Co. of Taiwan.

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