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Lista de auxiliares de la Armada de los Estados Unidos

USS Shasta (AE-33, izquierda), USS Kiska (AE-35, derecha), USS Flint (AE-32, parte trasera) en 2005

Esta es una lista de auxiliares de la Armada de los Estados Unidos . Abarca los distintos tipos de buques que apoyan a los buques de combate de primera línea de la Armada de los Estados Unidos .

Los buques auxiliares que funcionan como buques hospital y como petroleros se pueden encontrar en sus propios artículos: Lista de buques hospital de la Armada de los Estados Unidos y Lista de petroleros de la Armada de los Estados Unidos . Los portaaviones de escolta, los buques de guerra anfibios y algunos buques de guerra de minas también se clasificaron originalmente como auxiliares, pero luego se les dieron sus propios símbolos de clasificación de casco fuera de la serie auxiliar (que comienzan todos con una 'A'). Se pueden encontrar enlaces a estos y otros artículos de listas de buques similares a lo largo de este artículo.

Las embarcaciones de astilleros y distritos también funcionan como auxiliares, pero generalmente son más pequeñas y menos capaces que sus contrapartes oceánicas, por lo que suelen permanecer en puertos y zonas costeras. Sus símbolos de clasificación de casco comienzan con una "Y".

El estado del buque se indica como activo actualmente [A], listo para la reserva [R], inactivo [I] o en fase de puesta en servicio [P]. Los buques de la categoría inactivos incluyen solo los buques de la reserva inactiva; los buques que han sido retirados del servicio en los EE. UU. no tienen estado en la lista. Los buques de la categoría de fase de puesta en servicio incluyen los buques en construcción o en pedido.

Las clases de buques que figuran en la lista suelen indicar "tipo MA" o "tipo MC". La diferencia es que "tipo MC" se refiere a los buques diseñados por la Comisión Marítima de los Estados Unidos (MarCom), mientras que "tipo MA" se refiere a los buques diseñados o transformados por la agencia sucesora de la MarCom, la Administración Marítima de los Estados Unidos (MarAd). De hecho, son los mismos diseños y el año 1950 es la fecha en la que la MarAd sucedió a la MarCom.

Panorama histórico

Antes de la creación del sistema de clasificación de cascos auxiliares, los barcos que realizaban dichas tareas no tenían ningún símbolo o código para identificarlos, solo designaciones informales como Fleet Collier No. 1 .

Primera Guerra Mundial

Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Armada creó el sistema de patrulla de sección (SP) y el sistema de números de identificación (ID) para registrar los buques civiles con vistas a su adquisición por la marina. La serie ID puede considerarse un precursor del actual sistema de numeración de cascos auxiliares, y a algunos buques con números de identificación se les asignó posteriormente el símbolo de casco "A".

También durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Emergency Fleet Corporation diseñó una serie de barcos producidos en masa , pero pocos se completaron antes del final de la guerra y aún menos se convirtieron en auxiliares navales .

Antes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial

Hasta la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la flota auxiliar estadounidense se caracterizaba por estar compuesta por buques no estándar que se habían comprado ad hoc . Muy pocos estaban diseñados específicamente para su función prevista.

Ejemplos interesantes de la década de 1920 de raros auxiliares tempranos diseñados deliberadamente para sus funciones incluyen los buques de guerra destructores USS Dobbin (AD-3) y USS Whitney (AD-4) , el buque de reparación USS Medusa (AR-1) y el buque de guerra submarino USS Holland (AS-3) : estos 4 barcos tenían cascos de la misma longitud y superestructuras similares, por lo que probablemente tenían el mismo diseño básico.

A finales de la década de 1930, la Armada comenzó la construcción de 22 grandes buques de reparación y de apoyo con un nuevo diseño básico: todos eran casi idénticos en forma de casco, planta motriz y superestructura (pero los buques de apoyo para hidroaviones tenían un gran hangar del que carecían los demás):

El último de estos 22 barcos (el submarino Sperry ) fue desguazado en 2011. [1]

También en esta época la Armada comenzó la construcción de 4 grandes colocadores de redes (AN) y 3 colocadores de minas (CM) con un diseño básico diferente, pero los requisitos cambiantes dieron como resultado que todos los colocadores de minas, excepto uno, fueran redesignados como transportes (AP) y luego convertidos en buques de desembarco, vehículos (LSV) . [A 1] [2]

Segunda Guerra Mundial

Durante la preparación naval para la Segunda Guerra Mundial, más de 700 buques de diseño estándar de la Comisión Marítima (MarCom, más tarde MarAd) se convirtieron en auxiliares de la Marina de los EE. UU. [A 2], al igual que algunos buques de desembarco medianos (LSM):

Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial

Durante la Guerra Fría, más de 100 diseños estándar de la Administración Marítima de los Estados Unidos (MarAd) se convirtieron en auxiliares de la Armada de los EE. UU.: [A 5]

Los auxiliares modernos han sido diseñados para reducir los costos operativos mediante la introducción de escalas de economías con buques más grandes y mediante la reducción de los requisitos de dotación de personal (una tendencia que comenzó en 1949 con la introducción de la dotación de buques no comisionados con tripulaciones civiles bajo el Comando de Transporte Marítimo Militar y sus predecesores; dichos buques llevan el prefijo 'T-' en sus símbolos del casco y el prefijo USNS en lugar de USS; los buques con prefijos MV o SS están bajo contrato de alquiler a largo plazo con la Armada en lugar de ser propiedad de la Armada).

Buques grúa (AB)

Mineros (AC)

USS Cyclops (AC-4)

Minadoras auxiliares (ACM)

Buques grúa auxiliares (T-ACS)

Buque de guerra estatal del Gran Cañón (T-ACS-3)
Buque de guerra estatal Cornhusker (T-ACS-6)

Clase desconocida: tipo MA C6-S-MA1qd

Clase Gopher State : tipo MA C5-S-73b

Clase desconocida: tipo MA C6-S-1aq

Clase desconocida: tipo MA C6-S-MA60d

Portaaviones auxiliares (ACV)

Los portaaviones auxiliares (ACV) fueron designados como buques de escolta de aeronaves auxiliares (AVG) hasta el 20 de agosto de 1942 y luego fueron redesignados como portaaviones de escolta (CVE) el 15 de julio de 1943.

Embarcaciones destructoras (AD)

USS Dobbin (AD-3)
USS Denebola (AD-12)
USS Dixie (AD-14)
USS Isle Royale (AD-29)
USS Yellowstone (AD-41)

Clase Dobbin

Clases desconocidas

Clase Altair

Clase Dixie

Clase cascada

Clase Hamul : MC tipo C3

Clase Klondike : MC tipo C3

Clase Shenandoah : MC tipo C3

Clase Alcor

Samuel Gompers -clase

Clase Yellowstone

Desmagnetizadores de buques (ADG)

Buques de municiones (AE)

USS Shasta (AE-6)
USS Vesubio (AE-15)
USS Mauna Kea (AE-22)
USS Pyro (AE-24)
USNS Kilauea (T-AE-26)

Clase Lassen : MC tipos C2, C2-T, C2-N

Clase desconocida: MC tipo C1-A

Monte Hood - clase: MC tipo C2-S-AJ1

Clase Fomalhaut : MC tipo C1-A

Clase Suribachi

Clase nitro

Andrómeda -clase: MA tipo C2-S-B1

Clase Kilauea

Dique seco flotante auxiliar

Grandes muelles auxiliares de reparación (ABSD)

Reclasificado como Gran Dique Seco Flotante Auxiliar (AFDB) en agosto de 1946.

Grandes diques secos auxiliares flotantes (AFDB)

Pequeños diques secos flotantes auxiliares (AFDL)

Diques secos flotantes auxiliares medianos (AFDM)

Todos los AFDM fueron clasificados como YFD hasta 1945.

Muelles auxiliares de reparación (ARD)

Muelles auxiliares de reparación medianos (ARDM)

Diques secos flotantes de patio (YFD)

Todos los YFD fueron reclasificados como AFDM en 1945.

Buques de almacenamiento de provisiones (AF, T-AF)

USS Hyades (AF-28)
USS Adria (AF-30)
USS Sirius (AF-60)
USS Regulus (AF-57)
USS Vega (AF-59)

Híades -clase: MC tipo C2-S-E1

Clase Adria : MC tipo R1-M-AV3

Clase Alstede : tipo MC R2-S-BV1 o C2-S-B1

Clase desconocida: MC tipo C2-S-B1

Grommet Reefer - clase: MA tipo C1-M-AV1

Clase Denebola : tipo MA VC2-S-AP2

Clase Rigel : tipo MA R3-S-4A

Buques de almacenamiento de combate (AFS, T-AFS)

USS Marte (AFS-1)
USNS Spica (T-AFS-9)

Clase Marte

Clase Sirius

Buques varios (AG, T-AG)

Para listas similares de barcos "misceláneos", consulte:

Lista de buques diversos no clasificados de la Armada de los Estados Unidos (IX)

y

Lista de embarcaciones de patio y distrito de la Armada de los Estados Unidos § Auxiliares de distrito, varios (YAG)
USS Wyoming (AG-17)
USS Sequoia (AG-23)
USS Potomac (AG-25)
USS Argonne (AG-31) como (AS-10)
USS Anacapa (AG-49)
USS Mississippi (AG-128)
USS Whidbey (AG-141)
USS Timmerman (AG-152)
USS Isla Compass (AG-153)
USS Condado de King (AG-157)
USNS Kingsport (T-AG-164)
USNS Glomar Explorer (T-AG-193)

Rompehielos (AGB)

USS Glaciar (AGB-4)

Buques de mando de fuerzas anfibias (AGC)

Buque de apoyo para inmersiones profundas (T-AGDS)

Buque de investigación hidroala (AGEH)

Buques de investigación medioambiental (AGER)

USS Pueblo (AGER-2)

Buques de recolección de inteligencia de señales .

Banner -clase

Buques de mando (AGF)

Buques de instrumentación de alcance de misiles (T-AGM)

USNS Redstone (T-AGM-20)
Isla de observación del USNS (T-AGM-23)

Buques de retransmisión de comunicaciones principales (AGMR)

Buques de investigación oceanográfica (T-AGOR)

USNS Robert D. Conrad (T-AGOR-3)
USNS Mizar (T-AGOR-11)
USNS Knorr T-AGOR-15)
USNS Thomas G. Thompson T-AGOR-23)
Vehículo recreativo Sally Ride T-AGOR-28)

Robert D. Conrad -clase

Eltanina -clase: tipo MC C1-ME2-13a

Clase Melville

Clase Hayes

Clase de buzo

Clase Gyre

Clase de Thomas G. Thompson

Kilo Moana -clase

Clase Neil Armstrong

Buques de vigilancia oceánica (T-AGOS)

USNS Stalwart (T-AGOS-1)
USNS Impecable (T-AGOS-23)

Buques de recolección de acústica subacuática .

Clase incondicional

Victorious-class

Impeccable-class

Motor torpedo boat tenders (AGP)

Radar picket ships (AGR)

USS Tracer (AGR-15)

Guardian-class: MC type Z-EC2-S-C5

All Guardian-class ships were originally classed as YAGR but were then reclassed as AGR in 1958.

Surveying ships (AGS)

USS Pathfinder (AGS-1)
USS Maury (AGS-16)
USNS Dutton (T-AGS-22)
USNS Silas Bent (AGS-26)
USNS Chauvenet (T-AGS-29)
USNS Bowditch (T-AGS-62)

YMS-135-subclass

Artemis-class: MC type S4–SE2–BE1

Auk-class

Bowditch-class: MA type VC2-S-AP3

Other classes

Silas Bent-class

Other classes

Pathfinder-class

Coastal survey ships (AGSC)

Submarine and special warfare support vessel (T-AGSE)

Black Powder-class

Auxiliary submarines (AGSS)

USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
USS Dolphin (AGSS-555)

Gato class

Balao class

Tench class

Albacore class

Dolphin class

Technical research ships (AGTR)

USS Oxford (AG-159 / AGTR-1)

Signals intelligence collection vessels.

Oxford-class: MA type Z–EC2–S–C5

Belmont-class: MA type VC2-S-AP3

Hospital ships (AH)

Dry cargo ships (AK, T-AK)

Attack cargo ships (AKA)

Cargo ship dock (T-AKD)

The Point Barrow was similar in design to the amphibious warfare Landing Ships Dock (LSD)s, but with a hull strengthened for sailing in Arctic ice.

Advanced auxiliary dry cargo ships (T-AKE)

USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)

Advanced Auxiliary Dry Cargo Ships (T-AKE) are designed to deliver ammunition, provisions, stores, spare parts, potable water and petroleum products via underway replenishment; they effectively combine the missions of Ammunition Ships (AE) and Combat Stores Ships (AFS, T-AFS) along with a limited refueling capability.

Lewis and Clark-class

Small cargo ships (AKL)

Net cargo ships (AKN)

USS Zebra (AKN-5)

Indus class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Other classes

Vehicle cargo ships (T-AKR)

USNS Comet (T-AK-269)
SS Cape Island (T-AKR-10)
USNS Shughart (T-AKR-295)
USNS Gordon (T-AKR 296)
USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR 300)
USNS Watson (T-AKR-310)

Cape-I-class: MA Type C7-S-95

Cape-T-class

Algol-class

Shughart-Class

Gordon-Class

Bob Hope-class

Watson-class

Other classes

General stores issue ships (AKS)

Castor and Unknown classes: all MC type C2

Acubens-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

LST-542 class

Belle Isle-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

LST-542 class

Antares-class: MA type VC2-S-AP3

Technical stores issue ships (AKST)

Appeared in a Ship Characteristics Board project list under projects SCB 81 and SCB 108, not assigned to any ship[18]

Aircraft transports (AKV, T-AKV)

USS Kitty Hawk (AKV-1) as (APV-1)
USS Siboney (AKV-12) as (CVE-112)

LT. James E. Robinson class: MA type VC2-S-AP1

Other classes

Commencement Bay class: MA type T3

USS Marcus Island (AKV-27) as (CVE-77)

Casablanca class: MA type S4-S2-BB3

Commencement Bay class

USNS Card (T-AKV-40) as (CVE-11)

Bogue class: MA types C3-S-A1 and C3-S-A2

Auxiliary minesweepers

Minesweepers (AM)

Auxiliary Base Minesweepers (AMb)

Coastal Minesweepers (AMc)

Coastal Minesweepers (Underwater Locator) (AMCU)

Ocean Minesweepers (AMS)

Net laying ships (AN)

USS Montauk (AN-2)
USS Ash (AN-7)
USS Silverbell (AN-51)
USS Yazoo (AN-92)

All of the following ships were originally classed as Yard Net Tenders, see List of yard and district craft of the United States Navy § Yard Net Tenders (YN) for the original hull numbers.

Aloe-class

Ailanthus-class

Cohoes-class

Net layer (ANL)

Fleet oilers (AO, T-AO)

Fast combat support ships (AOE, T-AOE)

Gasoline tankers (AOG, T-AOG)

USS Patapsco (AOG-1)
USS Mettawee (AOG-17)
USS Klickitat (AOG-64)

All AOG tankers were MarCom (MC) T1 tankers, with the exception of these former commercial ships: the Halawa-class, AOG-13, AOG-14, AOG-16 and AOG-47.

Patapsco-class: MC type T1-MT-M1

Halawa-class

Mettawee-class: MC type T1-M-A2

Klickitat-class: MC type T1-M-BT1

Other / unknown classes

Light replenishment oilers (T-AOL)

Replenishment oilers (AOR)

Oiler submarines (AOSS)

Oil transporters (T-AOT)

Transports (AP, T-AP)

Attack transports (APA)

Self-propelled barracks ships (APB)

USS Benewah (APB-35)

Benewah-class

All ships of this class were based on LST hulls, but less than half were converted from actual LSTs.

Other class

Coastal transports (APC)

Small coastal transports (APc)

APc-1-class small coastal transports:

High-speed transports (APD)

Evacuation transports (APH)

Barracks craft (APL)

USS APL-4
USS APL-31
USS APL-42

APL-2-class

APL-17-class

APL-41-class

APL-53 class

Other classes

APL-61-class

APL-65 class

APL-67-class

Mechanized artillery transports (APM)

APM was the original hull designation of what became the Landing Ship, Dock (LSD).

Convoy rescue craft (APR)

APR was the original hull symbol intended for the patrol craft escorts that were converted to rescue crews from ships attacked in convoys, but they were instead redesignated as PCERs.[27]

Transport submarines (APS, APSS)

Transport and aircraft ferries (APV)

Repair ships (AR)

USS Medusa (AR-1)
USS Vulcan (AR-5)
USS Delta (AR-9)
USS Grand Canyon (AR-28)

Vulcan-class

Delta-class: MC type C3

Altair-class

Amphion-class

Xanthus-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Klondike-class: MC type C3

Shenandoah-class: MA type C3

Battle damage repair ships (ARB)

USS Aristaeus (ARB-1)

Base repair ship (ARb)

Cable repair ships (ARC)

USS Aeolus (ARC-3)
USNS Zeus (T-ARC-7)

Aeolus-class: MA type S4–SE2–BE1

Neptune-class: MA type S3-S2-BP1

Zeus-class

Two other Navy vessels performed cable support operations without the ARC hull classification: USS Nashawena (AG-142 / YAG-35) and Kailua (IX-71).

Internal combustion engine repair ships (ARG)

USS Oglala (ARG-1)
SS Luzon (ARG-2)

Aroostook-class

Luzon-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Basilan-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Other ships

Heavy-hull repair ship (ARH)

Landing craft repair ships (ARL)

Achelous-class

Rescue and salvage ships (ARS)

USS Redwing (ARS-4) as (AM-48)
USS Grapple (ARS-7)
USS Restorer (ARS-17)
USS Bolster (ARS-38)
USS Safeguard (ARS-50)

Lapwing-class

Diver-class

Unknown class

Anchor-class

Rescuer-class

Ex-commercial vessels

Weight-class

Tackle-class

Bolster-class

Safeguard-class

Salvage lifting vessels (ARSD)

USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4)

Salvage craft tenders (ARST)

Aircraft repair ships (ARV, ARV(E), ARV(A))

USS Chourre

Chourre-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Aventinus-class

Fabius-class

Helicopter aircraft repair ships (ARVH)

Submarine tenders (AS)

USS Holland (AS-3)
USS Fulton (AS-11)
USS Hunley (AS-31)
USS L.Y. Spear (AS-36)
USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), top, and USS Frank Cable (AS-40)

Ships which have functioned as submarine tenders without the AS designation include the four Arkansas-class monitors.

Fulton-class

Griffin-class: MC type C3

Ex-commercial ships

Aegir-class: MC type C3-S-A2

Uncertain class

Hunley-class

Simon Lake-class

L. Y. Spear-class

Emory S. Land-class

Submarine rescue vessels (ASR)

USS Penguin (ASR-12)
USS Sunbird (ASR-15)
USS Pigeon (ASR-21)

Lapwing-class

Chanticleer-class

Penguin-class

Pigeon-class

The Pigeon-class was designed to operate deep submergence rescue vehicles (DSRV).

Cargo transport submarines (ASSA)

Fleet tugs (AT)

USS Sonoma (AT-12) as (ATO-12)
USS Mohave (AT-15)
USS Kewaydin (AT-24) as (ATO-24)
USS Navajo (AT-64)
USS Cocopa (AT-101) as (ATF-101)

Sonoma-class

Arapaho-class

Bagaduce-class

Cherokee-class

Abnaki-class

Sotoyomo-class

Lapwing-class

Auxiliary ocean tugs (ATA, T-ATA)

The first ten boats of the Sotoyomo-class were originally classed as Fleet Tugs (AT), as were ATA-146, ATA-166, and ATA-167.

Sotoyomo-class

ATA-214-class

Other classes

Fleet ocean tugs (ATF, T-ATF)

All tugs of the Cherokee and Abnaki classes were reclassed from Fleet Tugs (AT) on 15 May 1944.

Cherokee-class

Abnaki-class

USNS Powhatan (T-ATF-166)

Powhatan-class

Fleet tugs, old (ATO)

The Fleet Tug Old classification was created on 15 May 1944, several Fleet Tugs received this classification at this time without a change of hull number.

Sonoma-class

Bagaduce-class

Lapwing-class

Rescue tugs (ATR)

ATR-1 class

Sotoyomo-class

Salvage and rescue ships (ATS)

USS Brunswick (ATS-3)
Graphic representation of a Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship

Edenton-class

ATS-4 and ATS-5 skipped

Navajo-class

Seaplane tenders (AV)

USS Langley (AV-3)
USS Curtiss (AV-4)
USS Patoka (AV-6) as (AO-9)
USS Currituck (AV-7)
USS Salisbury Sound (AV-13)
USS Kenneth Whiting (AV-14)

Ships which have functioned as seaplane tenders without the AV designation include the USS Mississippi (BB-23) in 1914, the USS Ajax (AG-15) in 1924-1925, and the USS Christiana (IX-80 / YAG-32) in WW2.[34]

Wright-class

Jason-class

Langley-class

Curtiss-class[35]

Patoka-class

Currituck class

Tangier-class: MC type C3

Pocomoke-class

Chandeleur-class

Kenneth Whiting-class: MC type C3 [36]

unknown class

Ashland-class

Advance aviation base ships (AVB, T-AVB)

SS Wright (T-AVB-3)

Wright-class: MA type C5-S-78

Seaplane catapult, light (AVC)

Destroyer seaplane tenders (AVD)

USS Gillis (AVD-12)

Clemson class[38]

Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG)

The Auxiliary aircraft escort vessels (AVG) were redesignated Auxiliary aircraft carriers (ACV) on 20 August 1942 and then Escort aircraft carriers (CVE) on 15 July 1943.

Guided missile ships (AVM)

Small seaplane tenders (AVP)

USS Lapwing (AVP-1) as (AM-1)

Lapwing-class[38]

Clemson-class

USS Barnegat (AVP-10)

Barnegat-class

Aviation stores issue ships (AVS)

USS Nicollet (AVS-6)

Grumium-class: MC type EC2-S-C1

Gwinnett-class: MC type C1-M-AV1

Other

Aircraft transports (AVT)

All of these aircraft carriers received this classification while in reserve in 1959, 1960, and 1961, and none ever operated as Aircraft Transports after receiving it.

Independence class

Saipan class

Essex class

Auxiliary aircraft landing training ships (AVT)

Distilling ships (AW)

USS Pasig (AW-3)

Stag-class: MC type Z-ET1-S-C3

Pasig-class: MC type T2-SE-A2

Lighter-than-air aircraft tender (AZ)

Miscellaneous classifications (IX)

Yard and district craft (Y)

Pre-1920 craft

Screw tugs

World War I (ID) series

Civilian cargo ships, tankers, transports, etc., were registered during World War I for potential use and given "ID" identification numbers in the "ID/SP" numbering series.

See also

References

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Footnotes

  1. ^ These ships were USS Monitor (AN-1), USS Montauk (AN-2), USS Osage (AN-3), USS Saugus (AN-4), USS Terror (CM-5), USS Catskill (CM-6), and USS Ozark (CM-7); only Terror was not converted to an LSV
  2. ^ MarCom ships converted to escort carriers, oilers, and amphibious warfare ships are not included in these counts, even if they had 'A' hull symbols. If a ship had multiple 'A' symbols, it is counted only under the last assigned
  3. ^ AG-169, AG-171, AG-175 were Type C1 ships
  4. ^ AG-172, AG-173, AG-174 were Type VC2 Victory ships
  5. ^ Escort carriers converted to Aircraft Transports (AKV)s are counted here
  6. ^ AGM-13 through AGM-18 were all Type C1 ships (AGM-16 converted to AGS)
  7. ^ AGS-35, AGS-36 were Type C1 ships
  8. ^ AG-178 was a Type C2 ship
  9. ^ AG-153 was a Type C4 ship
  10. ^ AGM-9, AGM-10, AGM-23 were Type C4 ships
  11. ^ AGM-12 was a Type EC2 Liberty ship
  12. ^ AF-58, AF-59
  13. ^ AG-157 was an LST
  14. ^ AGM-19, AGM-20, AGM-21 were converted T2 tankers
  15. ^ AG-164 was a Type VC2 Victory ship; 10 more were to have been converted to depot ships for use in Vietnam, they were given hull numbers AG-179 through AG-189, but the conversions were cancelled
  16. ^ AGM-1, AGM-3 through AGM-8, AGM-11, AGM-22 were Type VC2 Victory ships
  17. ^ The Bowditch-class and AGS-37 were Type VC2 Victory ships
  18. ^ E-AG-398 was an LSM
  19. ^ USS Arequipa participated in Operation Sandstone and Operation Castle
  20. ^ Type EC Liberty ship, participated in the Operation Dominic nuclear tests as USAS [Army Ship] American Mariner
  21. ^ USS Reclaimer participated in Operation Crossroads, Operation Castle, Operation Wigwam, and Operation Dominic
  22. ^ USS Gypsy participated in Operation Castle and Operation Wigwam
  23. ^ USS Sioux participated in Operation Crossroads, Operation Castle, and Operation Dominic
  24. ^ USS Cree participated in Operation Wigwam and Operation Dominic
  25. ^ USS Lipan participated in Operation Ivy and Operation Dominic
  26. ^ USS Arikara participated in Operation Ivy and Operation Dominic
  27. ^ USS Molala participated in Operation Castle and Operation Wigwam
  28. ^ USS Tawakoni participated in Operation Castle and Operation Dominic
  29. ^ USS Curtiss participated in Operation Sandstone, Operation Greenhouse, Operation Ivy, Operation Wigwam, and Operation Redwing
  30. ^ USS Norton Sound participated in Operation Argus and Operation Dominic

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