AGENT (AK-5015)

Export Agent while under American Export Lines ownership at sea, sometime between 1961 and 1980.

Year Built

1961

Official Number

283936

Shipyard

National Steel and Shipbuilding

General Type

General Cargo

Specific Type

Break Bulk

MARAD Type

C3-S-38a

Ship Length

470.00 feet

Beam

73.00 feet

Mast Height

Net Tons

6500.00 tons

Gross Tons

10590.00 tons

Cargo Capacity

Draft, Summer

28.00 tons

Draft, Lightweight

11.90 tons

Displacement, Summer

17570.00 tons

Displacement, Lightweight

6481.00 tons

Immersion, Summer

61.00 tons

Immersion, Lightweight

52.00 tons

Fate

Sold - Scrap

Historical Narrative

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

Vessel Name History

AGENT (AK-5015)

EXPORT AGENT

Mission

Mission Name
Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Sortie

Historical Documents

Name	Download

Milestones

Event	Date	Content
Ship Name Change	2/4/1980	Ship EXPORT AGENT changes name to AGENT
Entry	2/4/1980
Interim Movement	11/23/1990	Activation
Interim Movement	11/1/1993
Cleared NHPA Processing	3/18/2010	Vessel Cleared NHPA Processing
Withdrawal	4/25/2012	Departed under domestic sale contract with All Star Metals, LLC in Brownsville, TX.