USNS Private John R. Towle

USNS Private John R. Towle (T-AK-240) was a Greenville Victory-class cargo ship that served as a commercial cargo ship during the final year of World War II. Post-war she was acquired by the U.S. Army as USAT Private John R. Towle until the 1950s when she was assigned to the U.S. Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service for various duties, including runs to Antarctica's McMurdo Sound.

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Appleton Victory; Chancellorsville; Private John R. Towle; SS Appleton Victory; SS Chancellorsville; T-AK-240; USAT Private John R. Towle
Greenville Victory-class cargo ship, cargo ship, Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, United States Navy, 

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1950 USNS Private John R. Towle

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World War II Q362

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ship launching

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keel laying

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Frameless

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