Ex - USNS General J. Gaffey (T-AP-121)/IX-507

Japan / Okinawa / Itoman /

A member of the Admiral W. S. Benson Class of troop transports, the Gaffey was a decorated WWII, Korea and Vietnam Veteran, originally named USS Admiral W. L. Capps.

Serving with the US Navy from 1944 to 1969 as a troopship, the Gaffey was decommissioned and laid up in Pearl Harbor where she was converted into a Barracks Ship and redesignated IX-507 in 1978. She served in this role until 1993 when she was struck from the Naval Register and environmentally prepared to be sunk as a target.

Her end came on June 16th, 2000 when she was sunk at this location during RIMPAC 2000 by combined US, Japanese & Taiwanese Naval forces using guided missiles. The ship now lies in 2,370 fathoms.

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Coordinates:   23°35'1"N   129°49'59"E
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