Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - India - Papa - Juliet NIPJ

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal

Wheeling Class Missile Range Instrumentation Ship:

Laid down, 10 April 1945, as SS Seton Hall Victory, a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP3), hull under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 686) at Oregon Shipbuilding Corp., Portland, OR.

Delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 21 June 1945

Allocated, 21 June 1945, to Olympic SS Co. under a General Agency Agreement

Acquired, 29 June 1946, by Moore McCormick Line Inc. as a bare bottom charter

Re-acquired, 3 November 1946, by Moore McCormick Line Inc. as a bare bottom charter

Re-acquired, 7 March 1947, by Moore McCormick Line Inc. under a General Agency Agreement

Re-allocated, 7 March 1947, to Seas Shipping Co, Inc, as a bare bottom charter

Acquired, 23 June 1948, by Dichman Wright & Pugh under a General Agency Agreement for deactivation

Laid up, 4 July 1948, in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, N.C.

Acquired, 8 August 1950, by South Atlantic SS Co. under a General Agency Agreement for activation

Acquired, 23 August 1950, by Polarus SS Co. as a bare bottom charter

Re-chartered, 28 May 1952, by Polarus SS Co. for MSTS operations

Laid up, 9 November 1955, in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.

Acquired, 7 May 1956, by Polarus SS Co. under a General Agency Agreement for MSTS operations

Acquired, 3 December 1956, by Pope & Talbot Inc. as a bare bottom charter

Laid up, 25 November 1957, in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Acquired, 20 May 1958, by T.S. Stevenson & Son Inc. under a General Agency Agreement for deactivation

Acquired by the Navy, 10 August 1962 and assigned to MSTS

Placed in service as the Missile Range Instrumentation Ship, USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8), 28 May 1964, at Port Hueneme, CA. operated under contract for MSTS (Dynaelectron Corp. 1972)

Placed out of service, date unknown

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1982

Final Disposition, disposed of as a target, date unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 4,512 t.(lt) 11,500t.(fl)
Length 455' 3"
Beam 62' 2"
Draft 28' 6"
Speed 15.5 kts.
Complement 56
Propulsion cross compound steam turbine, single screw, 8,500shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
Merchant Service
	136k	SS Seton Hall Victory underway, date and location unknown. © World Ship Society	Gerhard Mueller-Debus
USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8 )
09530804 NAID 696911	443k	*USNS Wheeling* (T-AGM-8)** moored pierside at Boland Machine and Manufacturing, New Orleans, LA., 18 February 1964 while under conversion from the Victory Ship SS Seaton Hall Victory to a US Navy Missile Range Instrumentation Ship. US Navy Bureau of Ships photo #19-NN-AGM-8 Victory Ship 16768, US National ARchives and Records Administration NAID 6926911 and US Navy Bureau of Ships photo #19-NN-AGM-8 Victory Ship 87-1, US National Archives and Records Administration NAID 6926917	John Spivey
09530805 NAID 6929917	555k
	31k	*USNS Wheeling* (T-AGM-8)** underway, date and location unknown.	Gunter Krebs
	104k	*USNS Wheeling* (T-AGM-8)** underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.	Stan Svec

USNS Wheeling (T-AGM-8)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
MARAD Vessel History Database

Back To The Main Photo Index

Back To The Service Ship Photo Index

Back To The Missile Range Instrumentation Ship (AGM) Photo Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.

This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo

Last Updated 11 October 2024