-  USNS MICHELSON SHIP'S MOVEMENT  -
DATES   LOCATION PURPOSE COMMENTS SOURCE
Jul 7, 1944 SS Joliet Victory, hull number MCV-114, delivered to the Maritime Commission Shipbuildinghistory
           
Sep 30, 1958 Conversion to AGS completed, place in service by MSTS as USNS Michelson T-AGS-23 NavSource
           
Dec, 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
           
Nov 26, 1962 Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
Dec, 1962 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
Jan 20 - Jan 23, 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
Mar 18 - Mar 22, 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport Administrative inspection by MSTSLANT John Hansen, The Atlantic Voyageur March 1963
Apr, 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
May, 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
Jun, 1963 x Belfast, Northern Ireland Inport John Hansen
Jul, 1963 x Barcelona, Spain Inport John Hansen
Aug, 1963 x Barcelona, Spain Inport John Hansen
Sep 1963 x Barcelona, Spain Inport John Hansen
Fall, 1963 x Brooklyn Army Terminal  Yards Major overhaul John Hansen
Spring - Summer, 1964 x Brooklyn, Bayonne Yards Major overhaul John Hansen
           
Jul, 1964 x Bayonne Army Terminal, Bayonne, NJ Chet Headley
Jul - Sep, 1964 x Bayonne Testing newly installed  equipment in the Caribbeean LORAC, LORAN-C, SINS, BRN-3, SASS Chet Headley
Sep, 1964 x Limon Bay, Panama Entrance to Panama Canal Chet Headley
Sep, 1964 x Panama Canal Transit Panama Canal Move from Atlantic to Pacific Chet Headley
           
Dec, 1964 Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyageur,Jan 1965
           
Dec 21, 1965 x Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 1 1966
Jan 4 - Feb 4, 1966 Portland, Oregon Yards Michelson Pacific Voyager 1 1966
Feb 14, 1966 Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 1 1966
           
Oct, 1966 x Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 4 1966
Nov, 1966 x Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 4 1966
Dec, 1966 Yokosuka, Japan Inport Michelson Pacific Voyager 4 1966
           
Jan 11, 1967 x Yokosuka, Japan Chris Smoot*
x Yokosuka, Japan Chris Smoot*
Mar 10, 1967 x Yokosuka, Japan Chris Smoot*
           
Jan 28 - Mar 7, 1969 Sasebo Yards Voyager, May 1969
Mar 7- Mar 10, 1969 At sea Sea Trials Voyager, May 1969
Mar 10 - Mar 14,1969 Sasebo Yards Voyager, May 1969
           
Nov 13 – Nov 20, 1969  x Yokosuka  Inport 13 Nov date uncertain Chet Headley
Dec 18 – Dec 29, 1969  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Jan 22 – Jan 29, 1970  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Feb 26 – Mar 5, 1970  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Mar 16, 1970 Yokosuka? Emergency Chet Headley
Apr 2 – Apr 9, 1970  Yokohama  Inport Chet Headley
May 7 – May 14, 1970  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
May 28, 1970 Yokosuka  Medical emergency Chet Headley
Jun 11 – Aug 2, 1970  Sasebo  Yard Period Chet Headley
Jun 12, 1970 Sasebo  Enter Drydock Chet Headley
Jun 11, 1970 – Jul 16, 1970  At sea 1st Sea Trial Chet Headley
Jul 16 - Jul 19, 1970 Sasebo  Yard Period Chet Headley
Jul 19 – Jul 27, 1970  At sea 2nd Sea Trial Chet Headley
Jul 31 – Aug 3, 1970  Sasebo  Resume Operations Chet Headley
Aug 18, 1970 At sea Pick up Core Memory Air Drop?  Chet Headley
Aug 27 – Sep 3, 1970  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Oct 1 – Oct 17, 1970  Yokohama  Inport Chet Headley
Nov 13 – Nov 22, 1970  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Dec 18 – Dec 27, 1970  Yokosuka?  Inport Chet Headley
Jan 21 – Jan 26, 1971  Guam  Inport Chet Headley
Feb 18 - Feb 24, 1971  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Mar 18 – Mar 28, 1971  Yokohama  Inport Chet Headley
Apr 13 – Apr 20, 1971  Yokohama  Inport Chet Headley
May 5 – May 13, 1971  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Jun 11 – Jun 19, 1971  Yokohama  Inport Chet Headley
Jul 20 – Sep 23, 1971  Yokosuka  Yard Period Chet Headley
Jul 20 – Sep 10, 1971  Yokosuka  1st Sea Trial Chet Headley
Sep 14 – Sep 17, 1971  Yokosuka  2nd Sea Trial Chet Headley
Sep 21 – Sep 24, 1971  Yokosuka  Resume Operations Chet Headley
Oct 5, 1971 Yokosuka? Emergency Run Chet Headley
Oct 12, 1971 Yokosuka? Emergency Run Chet Headley
Oct 21 – Oct 30, 1971  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Nov 24 – Nov 30, 1971  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Dec 23 – Dec 30, 1971  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Jan 20 – Jan 25, 1972  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Feb 7 - Feb 10,1972 Hakodate, Japan Inport Attend 1972 Winter Olympics Chet Headley
Feb 22 – Mar 1, 1972  Yokosuka  Yard period Chet Headley
Feb 23, 1972 Yokosuka  Enter Dry-dock Chet Headley
Mar 1, 1972 Yokosuka  Exit Dry-Dock Chet Headley
Mar 1 – Mar 2, 1972  Yokosuka  Resume Operations Chet Headley
Mar 21 – Mar 29, 1972  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Apr 18 – Apr 25, 1972  Yokosuka Inport Chet Headley
May 18 – May 23, 1972  Yokosuka  Inport Chet Headley
Jun 20 – Jun 27, 1972 x Yokosuka  Inport 27 Jun date uncertain Chet Headley
           
Aug 31 - Sep 4, 1973   Guam Inport   Bob Lord's Journal
Sep 26 - Nov 13, 1973   Subic Bay, Philippines Yard period   Bob Lord's Journal
Nov 26 - Dec 2, 1973   Guam Inport   Bob Lord's Journal
Dec 24, 1973 - Jan 6, 1974   Yokosuka Inport   Bob Lord's Journal
Feb 5 - Feb 12, 1974   Guam Inport   Bob Lord's Journal
Mar 12 - Mar 19, 1974   Yokosuka Inport   Bob Lord's Journal
           
May 15, 1975 USNS Michelson T-AGS-23 is stricken from the Naval Register
x - Dates uncertain
* - Chris Smoot -  http://www.geostreamconsulting.com/bios/BioSketch_Smoot.html