ROUND SPLICE

Registry and Rig Information
Name	ROUND SPLICE
Registry	U.S.
Official Number	247163
Rig	Propeller
Dimensions and Tonnage
Length	323.75
Width	50.00
Depth	26.42
Gross Tonnage	3805.00
Net Tonnage	2123.00
Hull Material	Steel
Hull Number	00334
Vessel History
Rebuilds	Tonnage change, 1955 (3931 gross - 2123 net).
History	Launched as JOE P. MARTINEZ.U.S. Maritime Commission Operators: Dept. of Army, 1945-1950 Dept. of Navy (Military Sea Transportation Service), 1950-1959 Dept. of Commerce, 1959-1961 Dept. of Navy (Military Sea Transportation Service), 1961-1970 Dept. of Commerce, 1970- Launched as C1-M-AV1 class cargo vessel for U.S. Maritime Commission. Transferred to American Ship Building Co., Chicago, IL, for completion on December 14, 1944, and acquired by U.S. Army Transportation Corps on February 16, 1945. Acquired by U.S. Navy on September 2, 1950 for service in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (through August, 1951), Mediterranean Sea (through January, 1952), and Newfoundland and Greenland. On December 22, 1959, arrived for berthing with James River National Reserve Fleet and transferred to Maritime Commission. Reacquired by Navy in August, 1961, converted to survey ship at Brooklyn, NY, and in November, 1961, began hydrographic survey work in South Atlantic and Indian Oceans, especially in African waters.
Build Information
Builder	Butler, Walter Shipbuilders, Inc.
Place Built	Duluth, MN
Date Built	1945-00-00
Source
Source	HCGL

Name	Begin Date	End Date	Registry	Official Number
VALDEZ, PRIVATE JOSE F.	1947-00-00	1950-00-00	U.S.	247163
VALDEZ, PRIVATE JOSE F.	1959-00-00	1961-00-00	U.S.	247163
VALDEZ, PRIVATE JOSE F.	1970-00-00		U.S.	247163
VALDEZ, PRIVATE JOSE F. (AG-169)	1961-00-00	1970-00-00	U.S.	247163
VALDEZ, PRIVATE JOSE F. (T-APC-119)	1950-00-00	1959-00-00	U.S.	247163

Name	Begin Date		Registry	Official Number
U.S. Maritime Commission (See memo for operators)	1945-00-00		U.S.	247163