USNS Sword Knot (T-AGM-13)

USNS Sword Knot (T-AGM-13)

USNS "Sword Knot" (T-AGM-13) was a missile range instrumentation ship which operated as USAFS "Sword Knot" on the U.S. Air Force’s Eastern Test Range during the late 1950s and early 1960s. "Sword Knot" operated under an Air Force contract with Pan American Airways Guided Missile Range Division headquartered in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

"Sword Knot", assigned to the South Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean area, provided the Air Force with metric data on intercontinental ballistic missiles launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida.

"Sword Knot" operated in the intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry area near Ascension Island, and was home-ported out of Recife, Brazil.

Acquisition by the Navy

"Sword Knot" was acquired from the U.S. Air Force by the U.S. Navy in 1964.

Operational data

Operational data while on U.S. Navy service on this vessel is lacking at DANFS.

Inactivation

"Sword Knot" was struck from the Navy list at an unknown date, and was scrapped in 1973.

See also

* Missile Range Instrumentation Ship
* United States Air Force ships
* Eastern Test Range
* Pan American Airways Guided Missile Range Division
* Missile Test Project

References

* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/53/5313.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - T-AGM-13 Sword Knot]


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