USNS Twin Falls
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Not to be confused with SS John W. Brown.
SS Twin Falls Victory, named after Twin Falls, Idaho, was a Victory ship built for World War II. Converted to a Missile Range Instrumentation Ship, she was initially operated by the US Air Force as USAF Twin Falls Victory, before coming under US Navy control and being named USNS Twin Falls (T-AGM-11/T-AGS-37). She later had a third career as the training ship SS John W. Brown II.
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USNS Twin Falls at anchor in Port Louis, Mauritius in December 1964 | |
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United States | |
Name | Twin Falls Victory |
Namesake | Twin Falls, Idaho |
Owner | Maritime Commission |
Operator | Pope & Talbot Incorporated |
Ordered | As victory ship MCV Hull 167 |
Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 27 December 1944 |
Launched | 6 February 1945 |
Identification | IMO number: 7732080 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1983 |
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Displacement | 15,200 long tons (15,444 t) (standard) |
Length | |
Beam | 62 feet (19 m) |
Draft | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
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