- Launched
as "IRAN VICTORY" 25 March 1944 at Portland Oregon
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Acquired by Navy in Feb 1963 for conversion at Portland Oregon
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Renamed
USS Belmont (AG-167) 8 Jun 1963
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Redesignated
AGTR-4 on 1 Apr 1964.
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Commissioned
at Puget Sound 2 Nov 1964.
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Assigned
to Atlantic Fleet arriving home port of Norfolk Virginia on
21 Dec 1964
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Deployed
to West Indies Apr 1965.
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Remained
on station off Dominican Republic observing conditions involving
a revolt of left wing faction until mid-July. The
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal was award twice for service
off the Dominican Republic. See https://awards.navy.mil.
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Deployed
West Indies and west coast of South America Sep 1965-Jan 1966,
visited Valparaiso, Chile, and Callao, Peru.
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Deployed
West coast South America Mar-May 1966 and South Pacific May-Jun
1966.
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Deployed
West coast South America Sep-Nov 1966.
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Deployed
South America Jan-Jun 1967 circumnavigating the South American
continent.
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Deployed
Indian Ocean Aug-Dec 1967.
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Visited
Monrovia, Liberia.
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Deployed
West coast Africa and Indian Ocean Jun-Nov 1968.
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Stopped
at Recifé, Brazil on return.
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Deployed
with sixth fleet in Mediterranean Jun-Nov 1969. Much time spent
near Kithera, Greece and Crete.
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Board
of Inspection and Survey in Nov 1969 declared USS Belmont to
be of limited Naval service.
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Decommissioned
and struck from Navy list 16 Jan 1970.
