Project Caesar. Disposal Mizar was withdrawn from active service entering the James River National Defense Reserve Fleet on December 17, 1989. The ship was withdrawn October 24, 1991 for stripping before returning December 18 awaiting disposal. Bay Bridge Enterprises, LLC of Chesapeake, Virginia was awarded a $243,900 contract for the dismantling and recycling of Mizar on 21 July 2005. Footnotes References Bibliography External links USNS Mizar (T-AGOR-11), NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive AGOR Numeric List USNS Mizar (T-AGOR 11) Side view of the towed sled used by the Navy research ship Mizar in the search for the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion (SSN-589). Cold War auxiliary ships of the United States Ships built in Bridge City, Louisiana National Defense Reserve Fleet 1957 ships Research vessels of the United States Navy Eltanin-class cargo ships