USNS Bald Eagle

USNS Bald Eagle (T-AF-50) was an Alstede-class stores ship acquired by the United States Navy. Her task was to carry stores, refrigerated items, and equipment to ships in the fleet, and to remote stations and staging areas.

History
United States
Ordered: C2-S-B1) hull, MC hull 186
Launched: 7 May 1942
Completed: May 1943
Acquired: 1950
In service: as USNS Bald Eagle (T-AF-50)
Out of service: 1970
Stricken: date unknown
Fate: scrapped in 1973
General characteristics
Displacement: 6,556 t.(lt) 13,893 t.(fl)
Length: 459 ft 2 in (139.95 m)
Beam: 63 ft (19 m)
Draught: 25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
Propulsion: cross-compound turbines, single propeller
Speed: 15.5 kts.
Complement: 64
Armament: unknown

History

Bald Eagle was laid down (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (C2-S-B1) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 186) at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California. She was launched (date unknown) and delivered to the War Shipping Administration, 28 May 1943. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1950.

Bald Eagle was assigned by the Navy to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and placed in service as USNS Bald Eagle (T-AF-50). She transported frozen foods from Virginia to Bremerhaven, Germany, on a regular basis during the early 1950s.

She was placed out of service in 1970 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register (date unknown). She was finally scrapped in 1973.[1]

Military awards and honors

Bald Eagle's crew was eligible for the following medals:

References
  1. Paul H. Silverstone: U.S. Warships since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd., London (UK), 1986. p. 155


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