USNS MICHELSON: SHIP'S MOVEMENT
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July 7, 1944 SS Joliet Victory, hull number MCV-114, delivered to the Maritime Commission Shipbuilding History
           
September 30, 1958 Conversion to AGS completed, place in service by MSTS as USNS Michelson T-AGS-23 NavSource
           
December 1961 x Caven Point, NJ, US Army ammunition pier just south of the Statue of Liberty Return from deployment R.L. "Dick" Seiden
x Brooklyn Navy Yard Yard period R.L. "Dick" Seiden
           
March 1, 1962 New York to Op Area John Hansen, Atlantic Voyageur
           
November 26, 1962 Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
December 1962 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
January 20 -23, 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
February 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
March 18 -22, 1963 Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport Administrative inspection by MSTSLANT John Hansen, Atlantic Voyageur March 1963
April 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
May 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
June 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
July 5, 1963 x Barcelona, Spain Inport Inport With Dutton John Hansen
August 1963 x Barcelona, Spain Inport John Hansen
September 1963 x Barcelona, Spain Inport John Hansen
September 13, 1963 x Brooklyn Army Terminal, Navy Yard Yards Major overhaul John Hansen
Winter-Spring 1963-64 x Brooklyn Navy Yard, Bayonne Yards Major overhaul John Hansen
           
February 26, 1964 Bayonne to Atlantic Op Area Testing new equipment Sea trials Jim Cozine
March 7, 1964 Bayonne Inport Jim Cozine
March 16, 1964 Bayonne to Atlantic Op Area Testing new equipent In port at  San Juan for ≈ 5 days Jin Cozine
April 5, 1964 Port Canaveral, Florida Inport Jim Cozine
April 27, 1964 Port Canaveral to Atlantic Op Area Testing new equipment Jim Cozine
May 4, 1964 Port Canaveral Inport Jim Cozine
May 14, 1964 Port Canaveral to Atlantic Op Area Testing new equipment Jim Cozine
May 19, 1964 Port Everglades, Florida Inport Jim Cozine
May 22, 1964 Port Everglades to West Palm Beach Jim Cozine
June 2, 1964 West Palm Beach to Atlantic Op Area Testing New Equipment Jim Cozine
June 11, 1964 Bayonne Inport Jim Cozine
July 7, 1964 Bayonne to Atlantic Op Area Testing new equipment Jim Cozine
July 23, 1964 Bayonne Inport Jim Cozine
August 11, 1964 Bayonne to Atlantic Op Area Testing new equipment Jim Cozine
August 24, 1964 Bayonne Jim Cozine
September 9, 1964 Bayonne to Atlantic Op Area Testing new equipment Jim Cozine
September 21, 1964 West Palm Beach Inport Jim Cozine
September 21, 1964 West Palm Beach to Panama Jim Cozine
September 1964 x Limon Bay, Panama Entrance to Panama Canal Chet Headley
September 1964 x Panama Canal Transit Panama Canal Move from Atlantic to Pacific Chet Headley
October 7, 1964 Oakland, California Jim Cozine
October 1964 x Richmond, California Willamette Shipyard John Hansen
November 1964 x Yokosuka, Japan Inport John Hansen
December 1964 x Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyageur,Jan 1965
           
Deember 21, 1965 Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 1 1966
January 4 -February 4, 1966 Portland, Oregon Yards Michelson Pacific Voyager 1 1966
February 14, 1966 Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 1 1966
           
October 1966 x Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 4 1966
November 1966 x Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 4 1966
December 1966 x Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 4 1966
           
January 11, 1967 Yokosuka, Japan Chris Smoot
x Yokosuka, Japan Chris Smoot
March 10, 1967 Yokosuka, Japan Chris Smoot
           
October 18-23, 1967 Subic Bay, Philippines Inport Chet Headley
           
January -March 7, 1969 Sasebo Yards Voyager, May 1969
March 7-10, 1969 At sea Sea Trials Voyager, May 1969
March 10-14, 1969 Sasebo Yards Voyager, May 1969
November 13-20, 1969 x Yokosuka Inport 13 Nov date uncertain Chet Headley
December 18-29, 1969 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
January 22-29, 1970 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
February 26-March 6, 1970 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
March 16, 1970 Yokosuka? Emergency Chet Headley
April 2-9, 1970 Yokohama Inport Chet Headley
May 7-14, 1970 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
May 28, 1970 Yokosuka Medical emergency Chet Headley
June 11-August 2, 1970 Sasebo Yard Period Chet Headley
June 12, 1970 Sasebo Enter Drydock Chet Headley
June 11-July 16, 1970 At sea 1st Sea Trial Chet Headley
July 16-19, 1970 Sasebo Yard Period Chet Headley
July 19-27, 1970 At sea 2nd Sea Trial Chet Headley
July 31-August 3, 1970 Sasebo Resume Operations Chet Headley
August 18, 1970 At sea Pick up Core Memory Air Drop? Chet Headley
August 27-September 3, 1970 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
October 1-17, 1970 Yokohama Inport Chet Headley
November 13-22, 1970 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
December 18-27, 1970 Yokosuka? Inport Chet Headley
January 21-26, 1971 Guam Inport Chet Headley
February 18-24, 1971 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
March 18-28, 1971 Yokohama Inport Chet Headley
April 13-20, 1971 Yokohama Inport Chet Headley
May 5-13, 1971 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
June 11-19, 1971 Yokohama Inport Chet Headley
July 20-September 23, 1971 Yokosuka Yard Period Chet Headley
Juy 20-September 10, 1971 Yokosuka 1st Sea Trial Chet Headley
September 14-17, 1971 Yokosuka 2nd Sea Trial Chet Headley
September 21-24, 1971 Yokosuka Resume Operations Chet Headley
October 5, 1971 Yokosuka? Emergency Run Chet Headley
October 12, 1971 Yokosuka? Emergency Run Chet Headley
October 21-30, 1971 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
November 24-30, 1971 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
December 23-30, 1971 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
January 20-25, 1972 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
February 7-10, 1972 Hakodate, Japan Inport Attend 1972 Winter Olympics Chet Headley
February 22-March 1, 1972 Yokosuka Yard period Chet Headley
February 23, 1972 Yokosuka Enter Dry-dock Chet Headley
March 1, 1972 Yokosuka Exit Dry-Dock Chet Headley
March 1-2, 1972 Yokosuka Resume Operations Chet Headley
March 21-29, 1972 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
April 18-25, 1972 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
May 18-23, 1972 Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
June 20-27, 1972 x Yokosuka Inport 27 Jun date uncertain Chet Headley
           
August 31- September 4, 1973 Guam Inport Bob Lord's Journal
September 26 -November 13, 1973 Subic Bay, Philippines Yard period Bob Lord's Journal
November 26-December 2, 1973 Guam Inport Bob Lord's Journal
December 24 , 1973-January 6, 1974 Yokosuka Inport Bob Lord's Journal
February 5-12, 1974 Guam Inport Bob Lord's Journal
March 12-19, 1974 Yokosuka Inport Bob Lord's Journal
           
May 15, 1975 USNS Michelson T-AGS-23 is stricken from the Naval Register