RESURRECTIONOfTHESURVEYING
SHIP
USSKELLAR(TAGS25)
by
MR.STEWARTB.NELSON,ShipDesignCoordlnctor,NavalOceanographicOffice(FormerlyoftheMineServiceandPatrolCraftBranchNavalShipSystemsCommand)
4THANNUALTECHNICALSYMPOSIUM
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USNSKRLLAR
(T-AGS25)
stewartB.Nelson
U.S.NavalOceanographicOffice'
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OnFriday,10September1965,theCcxnma.ndantftheEighthNavalDistrictdispatchedthefollowingprioritymessage
to
theChiefofNavalOperations:"NewOrleansnONcatchingrear
part
ofHurricaneafter
calm
oftheeye.Stillverybadbutworstshouldbeover.
KELLAR
(AGS
5)
recentlyde-liveredbycontractorunfinishedand
unmanned,
hitbyoneof
many
driftingmerchantmen
and
tornloosefranmoorings.Unabletorelocateasyet."SincetheKELLARadalreadybecorn.esynonymouswithtrouble,theoffhandedresponse
to
thismessagewas
to
be
expected.The
KE:LLAR
I
sphysicalbeingstartedinasmallshipyardin.PointPleasant,WestVirginia,andherhistoryreadslikeacatalogofdisasters;floods,freezes,shipyardstrikes,labor-managementdisputes,afluepedanic,extended.constructiondelays,andfinallythenecessitytoterminatethecontract.
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Resurrection of the Surveying Ship USS KELLAR (TAGS 25)
RESURRECTION
Of THE SURVEYING
SHIP USS KELLAR (T AGS 25)
by
MR. STEWART B. NELSON, Ship Design Coordlnctor, Naval Oceanographic Office (Formerly of the Mine Service and Patrol Craft Branch Naval Ship Systems Command)
4TH ANNUAL
TECHNICAL
SYMPOSIUM
Of THE SURVEYING
SHIP USS KELLAR (T AGS 25)
by
MR. STEWART B. NELSON, Ship Design Coordlnctor, Naval Oceanographic Office (Formerly of the Mine Service and Patrol Craft Branch Naval Ship Systems Command)
4TH ANNUAL
TECHNICAL
SYMPOSIUM
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