MAURY CLASS HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY SHIP:
Laid down, 4 September 1986, under MAritime Administration con tract
(MA hull 4667), at Bethleham Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MA;
Launchede, 4 September 1987; Delivereed to the Navy, 31 March
1989; Placed in service with MSC as USNS Maury (T-AGS-39); Placed
out of Service September 1994 and Transferred to MARAD for layup in the National
Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisan Bay, Benecia, CA; Struck from
the Naval Register, 1 October 1994, Transferred by MARAD to Cal MAritime, 4 May 1996,
renamed TS Golden Bear III.
The USS
Maury AGS39 (Golden Bear)
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The Maury's AGS16
Replacement
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