USNS Flyer
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Builder | Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California |
| Yard number | 296 |
| Laid down | 30 October 1944 |
| Launched | 20 December 1944 |
| In service | 9 February 1965 |
| Out of service | 17 July 1975 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 27 April 1976 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Beam | 63.1 ft (19.2 m) |
| Draft | 28.8 ft (8.8 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, steam turbine, single shaft, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW) |
| Speed | 15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
| Capacity | 6 passengers as American Flyer |
| Crew | 54 |
USNS Flyer (T-AG-178), was a type C2-S-B1 cargo ship built for the Maritime Commission (MC) as Water Witch in service under charter by the commission to several lines until purchased in 1946 by United States Lines and renamed American Flyer. After being placed in the Reserve Fleet 14 December 1964 the title was transferred to the United States Navy for use as a deep ocean bathymetric survey ship supporting installation of the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS). The Navy placed the ship in service 9 February 1965 with the name Flyer given on 22 March. The ship operated in that role until 1975.