Oxford-class research ship
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![]() USS Oxford (AG-159)
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Class overview | |
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Name | Oxford class |
Builders | New England Shipbuilding Corporation |
Operators | ![]() |
Succeeded by | |
Built | 1945 |
In commission | 1945–1969 |
Completed | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Type Z-EC2-S-C5 technical research ship |
Displacement |
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Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.6 m) |
Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.3 m) |
Draft | 22 ft 9 in (6.9 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Complement | 213 |
Armament | 4 × .50 caliber machine guns |
The Oxford class of technical research ships were a class of three World War II Liberty ships converted in the early 1960s to provide a seaborne platform for global eavesdropping on behalf of the National Security Agency. The ships of this class were similar to the ships of the same era with the difference being that they were adapted from Victory ships.
Ships in class[]
- Oxford class (Liberty ship type)
- USS Oxford (AGTR-1) • 1961–1969
- USS Georgetown (AGTR-2) • 1963–1969
- USS Jamestown (AGTR-3) • 1963–1969
See also[]
Categories:
- Research vessels of the United States Navy