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USNS ''Coastal Crusader'' (T-AGM-16) was acquired by the United States Navy as a missile range instrumentation ship in 1964. Originally, she was constructed at the end of World War II as USS ''Wexford'' (AK-220) and then renamed ''Coastal Crusader'', but she was found to be excess-to-needs, and was sold for commercial use. She was later acquired by the U.S. Army which used her as Army transport USAT ''Private Joe R. Hastings''. The ship was later acquired by the U.S. Air Force, and redesignated ''Ocean Range Vessel'' USAFS ''Coastal Crusader'' (ORV-16). And, in 1964, she was reacquired by the United States Navy and redesignated USNS ''Coastal Crusader'' (T-AGM-16), a missile range instrumentation ship. The ship—eventually maintaining the name ''Coastal Crusader'' -- had the distinction of serving the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Navy, as well as serving with her commercial sisters. == Built in Wisconsin == ''Coastal Crusader'' -- a C1-M-AV1 cargo vessel—was laid down under a U.S. Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2174) on 12 April 1945 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by the Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company; launched on 24 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. DeForrest Colburn; and completed on 26 July 1945. On 25 February 1945, the Navy had assigned the name ''Wexford'' and the designation ''AK-220'' to the projected ship; but the contract for her acquisition by the Navy was cancelled in August 1945 because of the cessation of hostilities in the Pacific Ocean and the surrender of Japan. ''Coastal Crusader'' thus entered mercantile service, never having borne the name ''Wexford''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USNS Coastal Crusader (T-AGM-16)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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