USNS Kane (T-AGS 27) 



Built in 1967 by Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, 

 Wisconsin. Designed especially for oceanographic surveys, Kane 

 is a sister ship of the USNS Silas Bent (T-AGS 26). 

 Length: 285' Displacement: 2,640 tons 



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USNS Wilkes (T-AGS 33) 

 Currently under construction by Defoe ShipbuUding Company Designed especiaUy for oceanographic surveys, the Wilkes is a 

 of Bay City, Michigan with delivery expected in Summer 1971. sister ship of the USNS Silas Bent (T-AGS 26). 



Length: 285' Displacement: 2,600 tons 



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