USNS Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup 

 (TAG 175) 



Originally a modified CI-MA-VI cargo ship (named Spindle Eye) fleet. In 1963 Shoup was converted to an oceanographic ship at 



built in 1945 and configured to transport press correspondents Williamette Iron and Steel Company of Portland, Oregon. Until 



covering World War 11. But the war eMed before she entered she was stricken from the active ship list in January 1970, Shoup 



service and most of her early career was spent in the reserve was engaged primarily in ocean gravity surveys. 



Length: 338' 8" Displacement: 5,835 tons 



USNS Sgt. George D. Keathley 

 (T-AGS 35) 



Formerly the transport ship APC-117 (Maritime Administration 

 hull type Cl-MA-Vl) built in 1945. In 1967 she was converted 

 to an ocean gravity survey ship and reclassified T-AGS 35. 



Length: 338' Displacement: 6,090 tons 



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