'' Dutton '' was operated by the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office for the U.S. Navy Office of Special Projects in support of the U.S. Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile Program . Three ships were converted for this purpose : '' Dutton '' , and identical sister ships , and . '' Dutton '' participated in the recovery effort of the 1966 Palomares B-52 crash from January through April 1966
1966 Palomares B-52 crash
1966 Palomares B-52 crash
USNS Dutton (T-AGS-22)