USAS American Mariner
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| US Navy |
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| US Navy |
The TS American Mariner operated as a USCG training ship from 1941 to
1953. In 1953 it was transferred to the US Army and became the USAS
American Mariner; it supported the US Army/ARPA DAMP reentry tracking
project in 1959-63, during which it launched at least one Arcas rocket
off the coast of Cape Canaveral. In 1963-4 it was transferred briefly to
the USAF and then in Jan 1964 to the US Navy as USNS American Mariner.
The ship was retired in 1966.
Rockets used: Arcas
Updated: 2024 Dec 27 05:20:59
| Launches: T-AGM-12 | |||||||||||
| Date | Rocket | Flight | Mission | PlatCode | Platform | Site | LP | AscSite | AscLP | Pos | Apogee |
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| 1960 Apr 20 | Arcas | - | - | T-AGM-12 | USAS American Mariner | ETR | LP2 | - | - | 79.0W 28.5N (+/- 2.0) | 40.0 |