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U.S.S. PLAINVIEW
(AGEH-1)PROGRESS THROUGH RESEARCH
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USS PLAINVIEW (AGEH-1) - a Plainview class hydrofoil
In Commission 1969 to 1978AGEH-1 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AGEH-1 Shellback Initiation | Add a AGEH-1 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1964 | - | Keel Date: 8 MAY 1964 at Lockheed Shipbuilding & Construction Co. Seattle WA | ||
| JUN | 1965 | - | Launch Date: 28 JUN 1965 | ||
| MAR | 1969 | - | Commissioned: 3 MAR 1969 | ||
| SEP | 1978 | - | Decommissioned: 22 SEP 1978 | ||
AGEH-1 General Specifications
Complement: 20 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 310 tons
Length: 220 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet 5 inches
Draft: 24 feet 4 in
Flank Speed: 40 knots
USS PLAINVIEW (AGEH-1)
Plainview
(AGEH-1) was laid down 8 May 1964 by the Lockheed
Shipbuilding and Construction Co., Seattle, Wash.; launched 28 June 1965;
sponsored by Mrs. John T. Hayward; and placed in service 3 March 1969.
Plainview
is the world's largest hydrofoil. She is powered by
two jet engines of the same type used in the F-4 Phantom aircraft, but during
conventional operations she is driven by two diesel engines. Her homeport is
Bremerton, Wash.
The Navy's first hydrofoil research ship, Plainview carries out long range
experimental programs to evaluate the design principles of hydrofoils and to
develop and evaluate tactics and doctrine for hydrofoils, particularly in
antisubmarine warfare and is helping to determine the feasibility of hydrofoil
operations in high seas.
[Note: The above USS PLAINVIEW (AGEH-1) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS PLAINVIEW (AGEH-1), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]