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Excellent. I've been looking for plans of the Hamilton class WHECs pre-FRAM, with no luck, until now. Thanks to you, I can now start my cutter.

They were all built in the same period, mid to late '60s When they were still trying to figure out what they wanted in a purpose-built oceanographic survey ship.... (instead of converting old warships and transports) That's part of what kept the Kellar from being built on schedule and eventually lead to it's initial cancellation cause the contractor couldn't keep up with the constant revisions.....

The Kellar and the Lee were sisters in that their designs were done for the same purpose and they look close enough to be derived from the same plans but as far as being actual sister ships built to the same plans? No they aren't.... There are differences....

Anyway I wish you luck, if I come across anything on them in the public domain I'll post it here......

EG

Thank you, I found the plans of the AGS of the Silas Bent class.

According to Navsource, USNS Kellar (T-AGS-25) and USNS S.P. Lee (T-AGS-31) were sisterships.

Their dimensions are very similar, they look very similar - and they also look very similar to Robert D. Conrad class. I have the impression that the two class are based on the same design - but I am not sure, I have only very limited information on their design history.

USNS Kellar (T-AGS-25)
Displacement 1,320
Length 209'
Beam 39'

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/10/1025.htm

USNS S.P. Lee (T-AGS-31)
Displacement 1,297 t.
Length 208' 10"
Beam 39'
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/10/09103103.jpg
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/10/1031.htm

USNS Lynch (T-AGOR-7) (Robert D. Conrad Class)
Displacement 1,200 t.(lt) 1,370 t.(fl)
Length 209'
Beam 40'

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/57/5707.htm

USNS Elisha Kent Kane (T-AGS-27) (Silas Bent Class)
Displacement 1,935 t.(lt) 2,580 t.(fl)
Length 285' 3"
Beam 48'

http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/10/1027.htm

No, the USNS Kellar T-AGS-25 was a one off, a single ship class... (and a kind of pariah ship, according to report always had issues and accidents so it was eventually canceled, and then eventually completed)

What I do have is the USNS Silas Bent T-AGS-26 the follow on class to the Kellar..... And from what I can gather is fairly close to what they wanted in the Kellar.....

The USNS Samuel P. Lee T-AGS-31 was the follow on class of AGS after the four Bent class ships.... (they are close to the Bent class as well).....

BoGP is in the Drop Box....

Thank you for the link!

Do you have seen plans of the survey ships of the Kellar class (AGS)? T-AGS-25 Kellar and T-AGS-31 S. P. Lee?

It's my pleasure...

On the Robert Conrad class there is nothing in the public archives.... but that being said I've came across this....

https://onepetro.org/MTSN/article-abstr ... edFrom=PDF

They did a report on the ship design process from concept to builders plan and they used the Robert Conrad as the subject... It's supposed to contain sketches and some plans....

It would be a good place to start, but you need an account and the download has a price.... 35.00 for member access.....

Hope that helps....

Thank you very much for your work!

Do you have seen plans of the Robert D. Conrad class AGOR (AGOR-3, 1962)?

Thanks Tim,

No worries about it going away now.....

Stickied to the top of the section for convenience.

Ok Fellas, Yesterday, I did my quarterly sweep thru NARA's RG-19 online repository.... Found a few new things and a bunch of updates and additions to what's already posted....
Here is a list of new and updated folders, enjoy....

ACR 7 USS Colorado 1916 (Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser)
AD2 USS Melville 1926 (WWI & WWII destroyer tender)
AO15 USS Kaweah 1941 (Class Leader)
BB18 - 25 USS Connecticut Class 1902 Sheer Draft (body & hull lines)
BB28 USS Delaware 1919 (Class Leader)
BB34 USS New York 1924 (Class Leader)
BB36 USS Nevada 1916 (Class Leader)
BB36 USS Nevada 1943 (Class Leader)
BB49 USS South Dakota 1919 (Class Leader, Never built)
CA 9 USS Huron 1910 (Pennsylvania-class, x ACR 9 USS South Dakota)
CA 12 USS Charlotte 1913 (Tennessee-class, x ACR 12 USS North Carolina)
CA 13 USS Missoula 1917 (Tennessee-class, x ACR 13 USS Montana)
CA 27 USS Chester 1930 (Northampton-class)
CL 4 USS Omaha 1943 (class Leader)
CL 9 USS Richmond 1922 (Omaha-class)
CV2 USS Lexington 1941 (Class Leader)
DD19 USS Preston 1921 (Smith-class)
DD75 USS Wickes 1920 (class Leader)
DD114 USS Talbot 1917 (Wickes Class)
DD212 USS Smith Thompson 1935 (Clemson-class)
DD230 USS Paul Jones 1940 (Clemson-class)
DD327 USS Preston 1921 (Clemson-class)
DD344 USS William B. Preston 1933 (Clemson-class)
DD423 USS Gleaves 1941 (class leader)
DMS2 USS Lamberton 1938 (Wickes Class)
SS City of Montreal (1872)
SS61 USS T3 1926 (AA-1-class)
SS64 USS O-3 1916 (O-class)
SS85 USS R-8 1917 (R-1-class)
T-AGS-26 USNS Silas Bent 1963 (class Leader)
T-AK270 USS Eltanin 1955 (Class Leader)
USS Alliance 1901 (screw gunboat)
USS Columbus 1819 (90-gun ship of the line)
USS Constellation 1853 (Sloop of war)
USS Constitution (1927-31 rebuild prints)
USS John Adams 1799 (28-gun frigate)
USS Wyoming 1859 (wooden-hulled screw sloop, Union Navy)
USS Yorktown 1839 (16-gun sloop-of-war)
WIX-327 USCGC Eagle 1945 (3 masted Barque, x Horst Wessel)

Hi all..

I just learned yesterday that the link I posted to my Drop Box of plans ws dropped off the main forum page and that the site does this from time to time...

So I'm posting it here for those that want to access them....

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4cn7x3t0pgpm ... sdBMa?dl=0

There are well over 200 sets of plans in various completeness, most of them USN Booklets of General Plans acquired from the national archive...

Enjoy.....

EG