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    USS Observation Island in 1969 [Image 2 of 2]

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    USS Observation Island in 1969

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    05.09.1969

    Courtesy Photo

    Naval Ordnance Test Unit

    The USS Observation Island (AG-154) arrives at Port Canaveral, Florida, on May 9, 1969, following a 10-month absence for overhaul and conversion at the Norfolk Naval Ship Yard. When the U.S. Navy took possession of her in September 1956, she underwent conversion from a cargo ship to a naval vessel designed to support the fleet ballistic missile program. She was commissioned as a U.S. Navy vessel in December 1958, designated as an experimental auxiliary ship (EAG), and named the USS Observation Island. The "experimental" designation was dropped the Observation Island became a miscellaneous auxiliary ship (AG).

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    Date Taken: 05.09.1969
    Date Posted: 04.23.2025 10:35
    Photo ID: 8989288
    VIRIN: 690509-F-N1010-1001
    Resolution: 2500x1915
    Size: 850.97 KB
    Location: US

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