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YAGR-1 / AGR-1 Guardian

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
National Defense Service Medal
Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship:
  • Laid down, 20 March 1945, as SS James Squires, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 3171) at J. A. Jones Construction Co. Inc., Panama City, FL.
  • Launched, 8 May 1945
  • Delivered, 31 May 1945, to Waterman Steamship Co.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 5 October 1945, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Acquired by the Navy in 1954
  • Converted to a Radar Picket Ship at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Commissioned, USS Guardian (YAGR-1), 1 February 1955, at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., LCDR. Robert E. Euliss in command
  • Redesignated (AGR-1), 28 September 1958
  • Decommissioned, 28 July 1965
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in September 1971 at Bilbao, Spain
    Specifications:
    Displacement 10,760 t.(fl)
    Length 441' 6"
    Beam 56' 11"
    Draft 24'
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 13 officers, 138 enlisted
    Armament two 3"/50 guns
    Capacities
    Fuel Oil, 443,646 gals.
    Diesel, 68,267 gals.
    Fresh Water, 15,082 gals.
    Ballast, 1,326,657 gals fresh water
    Propulsion
    two 220 PSI boilers
    one 3 cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine,
    one 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller,
    Shaft Horsepower 2,500
    Electric Generators 2
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    Guardian 123k Guardian (AGR-1) moored pierside, Boston, July 1960 © Richard Leonhardt
    Guardian 104k Guardian (AGR-1) moored pierside, date and place unknown
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, April 1955         		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    View the Guardian (AGR-1)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    RADRONTWO
    YAGR's (Radar Picket Ships) Association
    Online Air Defense Radar Museum
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    Last Updated 30 September 2005