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NITRO (AE 23)

AMMUNITION SHIP

UIC:08391
Class:AE 23 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of by Navy title transfer to the Maritime Administration Homeport:
Date status changed:03/31/2000 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: BETHLEHEM/SPARROWS
Delivery Date:04/24/1959
Award Date:08/23/1956 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):40.9 years
Keel Date:05/20/1957 Commission Date:05/01/1959
Launch Date:06/25/1958 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)41.8 years Decommission Date:04/28/1995
Years from Commission to Decommission: 36.0
Stricken Date: 08/14/1995

Overall Length: 512 ft Waterline Length:487 ft
Extreme Beam:72 ft Waterline Beam:72 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:27 ft Draft Limit:29 ft
Light Displacement:9050 tons Full Displacement:15489 tons
Dead Weight:6439 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 1
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type: Steam Turbines
Accommodations: Officers: 18 Enlisted: 327

Remarks: JUL 08 NITRO WAS SOLD TO ESCO MARINE, BROWNSVILLE, TX FOR SCRAPPING.








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