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U.S.S. MOUNT OLYMPUS
(AGC-8)FLOATING NEWSROOM
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AGC-8 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AGC-8 Shellback Initiation | Add a AGC-8 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 3 AUG 1943 at North Carolina Shipbuilding Company | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 3 OCT 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 24 MAY 1944 | ||
| JUL | 1944 | - | FEB | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| SEP | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 SEP 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1946 | - | APR | 1947 | Antarctic Circle |
| DEC | 1946 | - | APR | 1947 | Antarctic Circle - Operation Highjump |
| SEP | 1952 | - | DEC | 1952 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1956 | - | Decommissioned: 4 APR 1956 | ||
AGC-8 General Specifications
Class: Mount McKinley-class command ship
Complement: 729 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 12142 tons
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Draft: 25 feet
Final Disposition: Scrapped in 1973