USNS Milford (T-AG-187)

USNS Milford (T‑AG‑187) was one of 12 ships scheduled to be acquired by the United States Navy in February 1966 and converted into Forward Depot Ships and placed into service with the Military Sea Transport Service, The Greeley Victory (MCV‑714) was chosen for this conversion and assigned the name Milford but the program was canceled and the ships were not acquired by the Navy.

History
United States
Name	SS Greeley Victory
Builder	Permanente Metals Yard No. 2, Richmond, California
Laid down	24 May 1945
Launched	4 July 1945
Identification	IMO number: 5135575
Fate	Scrapped, 1989
General characteristics [1]
Type	Type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship
Displacement	4,512 long tons (4,584 t) light 15,589 long tons (15,839 t) full load
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	29 ft (8.8 m)
Propulsion	Cross-compound steam turbine 8,500 shp (6,338 kW) Single screw

References

1. Priolo, Gary P. (2010). "Miscellaneous Auxiliary T-AG-187 Milford". navsource.org. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.