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Empire State (IX-38)
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 USS Procyon (AG-11) (1921 - 1931)

Antares Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary:
  • Laid down in 1919, as SS Shaume, under a USSB contract at American International Ship Building Corp., Hog Island, PA.
  • Acquired by the Navy, 8 November 1921
  • Commissioned USS Procyon (AG-11), 30 November 1921, LT. Bertram David in command
  • Decommissioned, 1 April 1931
  • Assigned on loan to New York Maritime Academy, renamed TS Empire State (IX-38), 15 July 1931
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 11 April 1940
  • Assigned on loan to the US Merchant Marine Academy as TS American Pilot, circa 1941
  • Transferred to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, renamed TS Bay State II, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Vessel Register, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 4,060 t (lt).
    Length 380'
    Beam 54'
    Draft 24' 5"
    Speed 11.5kts.
    Complement 218
    Armament two 5", four 3", 2 6-pdrs (authorized but not installed at time of commissioning), after 1941, two 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, four 3"/50 guns, eight 20mm gun mounts.
    Propulsion system unknown
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    USS Procyon (AG-11)
    Procyon 634k Ships in "Dress Ship" decoration for Washington's Birthday 22 February 1924 in Target Bay, Calebra, West Indies. Identifiable ships are from left to right:
    (far left) USS La Vallette (DD-315),
    USS Hull (DD-330),
    USS Noa (DD-343), (between Hull and Noa in the background)
    USS Mervine (DD-322),/a>, (behind Hull)
    USS Mullany (DD-325), (center)
    USS S-20 (SS-125) directly behind the submarine is the flagship USS Procyon (AG 11). The other ships to the right in the photo are unknown.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Procyon 391k USS Procyon (AG 11) enroute to the Panama Canal Zone, February 1924.
    US Navy photo    		 Robert M. Cieri
    TS Bay State II
    Procyon 47k Ex- USS Procyon (AG-11) as the Massachusetts Maritime Academy training ship TS Bay State II at anchor, date and location unknown. Mass. Maritime Academy
    Procyon 61k TS Bay State II underway, date and location unknown. Mass. Maritime Academy
    View the USS Procyon (AG-11 / IX-38
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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