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SGT GEORGE D KEATHLEY

Postby Dennis Maccoy » Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:07 pm

Built as the standard C1-M-AV1 cargo ship Alexander R Nininger at Duluth in 1945, the survey ship USNS Sgt George D Keathly at Wallsend on 25 September 1971.
Sgt George D Keathley, 25 September 1971_1.jpg
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Re: SGT GEORGE D KEATHLEY

Postby northeast » Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:14 am

Did they have a run of US Navy ships around then, I have a sighting of survey ship BOWDITCH 26/12/1969 and the icebreaker NORTHWIND maybe a bit earlier, undated.
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Re: SGT GEORGE D KEATHLEY

Postby magoonigal » Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:58 pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Sgt._ ... (T-APC-117)

Looks like she was on her way back to the States to decommission.....
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