USNS Sgt. Joseph E. Muller (T-AG-171)

USNS Sgt. Joseph E. Muller (T-AG-171)

USNS Sgt. Joseph E. Muller (T-AG-171/ T-APC-118) was a Sgt. Jonah E. Kelly-class cargo ship constructed during the final months of World War II. As USAT Sgt. Joseph E. Muller she was used by the U.S. Army for World War II cleanup operations. She was again commissioned – this time for the United States Navy – and assigned to Korean War supply and transport operations, earning nine battle stars. She was again place back in service in 1962 as one of the civilian crewed, Auxiliary General (AG), technical research ships working on National Security Agency/Naval Security Group missions, based out of Florida. She was finally declared surplus to needs in 1969 and struck.