USNS Lynn
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Lynn Victory MCV-847 |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland |
| Laid down | 25 June 1945 |
| Launched | 15 August 1945 |
| Acquired | 20 September 1945 |
| Stricken | Sold, 1967 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5215351 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1970 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Victory ship |
| Length | 455 ft (138.7 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (18.9 m) |
Lynn Victory MCV-847 was one of 12 ships scheduled to be acquired by the Navy in February 1966 and converted into Forward Depot Ships, the forerunners of the Fast Deployment Logistics Ships (FDL). She was scheduled to be renamed Lynn and placed in service with the Military Sea Transport Service as USNS Lynn T-AG-182. The program, however, was canceled and the ships were not acquired by the Navy. Five companies competed for the Contract Definition Phase of the FDL program: Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Co., General Dynamics Corporation, Litton Industries Inc., Todd Shipyards Corporation, Bethlehem Steel Corporation.[1]
Lynn Victory was a Victory ship built by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland in 1945.[2]
See also
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[edit]- ^ Statement of Secretary of Defense McNamara, Hearings on military posture and H.R. 13456, p. 7583.
- ^ "Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, Inc., Baltimore MD: WWII Construction Record". Archived from the original on 2006-10-23. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
