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USNS General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9) - Wikipedia
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One of My Bad Days at the Office. USNS Gen Arnold Posted Just off Russia to Monitor a Soviet Missile Test Launch and Collect Telemetry Intelligence. Suffered a Casualty in It's Engineering Plant (No Power) Started Floating Towards Soviet Waters. I was so Glad they Got the Power Back on. I was O Brancher on Duty at the Fleet Operations and Information Center, CINCPACFLT.
USNS General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9) - Wikipedia
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel thanks for the read and share of the most interesting, thanks for the experience: USNS General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9) side.jpg
History
United States
Namesake: Robert Emmet Callan
Builder: Kaiser Co., Inc.
Richmond, California
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 27 April 1944
Acquired: 7 July 1944
Commissioned: 17 August 1944
Decommissioned: 24 May 1946
In service: after 19 June 1946 (Army)
28 April 1950 (MSTS)
15 July 1961 (USAF)
1 July 1964 (MSTS)
Out of service: 28 April 1950 (Army)
29 May 1958 (MSTS)
1 July 1964 (USAF)
before 1 March 1982 (MSTS)
Renamed: General H. H. Arnold
Reclassified: T-AP-139, 28 April 1950
Struck: 19 June 1946 as General R. E. Callan
1 March 1982 as General H. H. Arnold
General characteristics
Class and type: General G. O. Squier-class transport ship
Displacement: 9,950 tons (light), 17,250 tons (full)
Length: 522 ft 10 in (159.36 m)
Beam: 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m)
Draft: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion: single-screw steam turbine with 9,900 shp (7,400 kW)
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h)
Capacity: 3,823 troops
Complement: 449 (officers and enlisted)
Armament: 4 × 5"/38 caliber gun mounts
4 × 40 mm AA gun mounts
16 × 20 mm AA gun mounts
USNS General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9) (originally named USS General R. E. Callan (AP-139)) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Robert Emmet Callan. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General R. E. Callan in 1946. On 28 April 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General R. E. Callan (T-AP-139). Placed in reserve in 1958, she was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1961 and renamed USAFS General H. H. Arnold in 1963 in honor of Henry H. Arnold, the first and only General of the Air Force. She was reacquired by the Navy in 1964 as USNS General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9). She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 March 1982.
TSgt Joe C. SFC William Farrell PO1 William "Chip" Nagel LTC Stephen F.] SGT Robert George SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas Maj Marty Hogan LTC (Join to see) MSG Andrew White SGT (Join to see) SFC Dave Beran SP5 Robert Ruck SGT Philip Roncari SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SFC Shirley Whitfield MSgt George Cater SP5 Michael Rathbun CW5 (Join to see) SGT Michael Thorin SPC Margaret Higgins
History
United States
Namesake: Robert Emmet Callan
Builder: Kaiser Co., Inc.
Richmond, California
Laid down: date unknown
Launched: 27 April 1944
Acquired: 7 July 1944
Commissioned: 17 August 1944
Decommissioned: 24 May 1946
In service: after 19 June 1946 (Army)
28 April 1950 (MSTS)
15 July 1961 (USAF)
1 July 1964 (MSTS)
Out of service: 28 April 1950 (Army)
29 May 1958 (MSTS)
1 July 1964 (USAF)
before 1 March 1982 (MSTS)
Renamed: General H. H. Arnold
Reclassified: T-AP-139, 28 April 1950
Struck: 19 June 1946 as General R. E. Callan
1 March 1982 as General H. H. Arnold
General characteristics
Class and type: General G. O. Squier-class transport ship
Displacement: 9,950 tons (light), 17,250 tons (full)
Length: 522 ft 10 in (159.36 m)
Beam: 71 ft 6 in (21.79 m)
Draft: 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m)
Propulsion: single-screw steam turbine with 9,900 shp (7,400 kW)
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h)
Capacity: 3,823 troops
Complement: 449 (officers and enlisted)
Armament: 4 × 5"/38 caliber gun mounts
4 × 40 mm AA gun mounts
16 × 20 mm AA gun mounts
USNS General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9) (originally named USS General R. E. Callan (AP-139)) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Robert Emmet Callan. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General R. E. Callan in 1946. On 28 April 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General R. E. Callan (T-AP-139). Placed in reserve in 1958, she was transferred to the U.S. Air Force in 1961 and renamed USAFS General H. H. Arnold in 1963 in honor of Henry H. Arnold, the first and only General of the Air Force. She was reacquired by the Navy in 1964 as USNS General H. H. Arnold (T-AGM-9). She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 March 1982.
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Thanks for sharing PO1 William "Chip" Nagel about your duty on the USNS Gen Arnold.
Thanks for alerting me SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
Thanks for alerting me SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC Stephen F. I didn't Serve On Her. She was Steered by the Navy and Merchant Marines, Operated by the Air Force and NSA but when Her Ass was in a Sling I was the Clerk Typist for "Mother Hen" FOSIC CINCPACFLT working in FICPAC. Responsible for the Intel in the Pacific Fleet! I was the Ultimate Clerk Typist, The Forest Gump of Military Intelligenc, When Shit Hits the Fan. Chip's Fingers are burning up the Keyboard while the Movers and Shakers tell me What they Wanted Poked. I was the First One Notified when Shit Went South. I would be Knee Deep in the Middle of Any Classified Program the Navy Was Screwing with for 21 Years. By the End of My Career, I had done a Tour as OWC (Intel Boss) for the Indian Ocean. It was Just My Thing.
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The USNS Observation Island (T-AGM-23) was finally retired a few years ago. The USNS Howard O. Lorenzen is the latest and greatest that replaced her.
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