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USS Interceptor (AGR-8)
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 USS Interceptor (YAGR-8) (1956 - 1958)


JANAP Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - Nevada (H)otel - Section 6A of JANAP 119(F) 1968
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship:
  • Laid down, 10 July 1945, as SS Edward W. Burton, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 3147) at J. A. Jones Construction Co. Inc., Panama City, FL.
  • Launched, 12 September 1945
  • Delivered, 8 November 1945, to the War Shipping Administration to be operated under contract by T..J. Stevenson & Co.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 20 June 1948, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, DE.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 28 June 1955
  • Converted to a Radar Picket Ship at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Commissioned, USS Interceptor (YAGR-8), 15 February 1956 at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C., LCDR. Boyd L. Hall USN in command
  • Redesignated (AGR-8), 28 September 1958
  • Decommissioned, 5 July 1965
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 September 1965
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Final Disposition, scrapped, 16 February 1978
    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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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed By /
    Source
    Merchant Service
    Guardian
    09620106    		 67k Especially designed for the transport of Tanks and Boxed Airplanes the Z-EC-S-C5 type had the same hull-form as the EC2-S-C1 type but with large hatches and heavier loading gear. Typical for this type is the arrangement of two pairs of kingposts each on the forecastle and poop contrary to the two single kingposts on the forecastle and one kingpost on the poop with the EC2-S-C1 basic design. All vessels remained under US Flag and Registry after WWII and were laid up.
    United States Maritime Commission 1936 thru 1950    		 John Spivey
    Interceptor
    09620802    		 320k SS Edward W. Burton moored pierside, September 1946 in Poland. Edward W. Burton carried cattle and horses immediately after World War II to war-torn European countries.
    Photo by Nelson Watts    		 Gerhard Muller-Debus
    USS Interceptor (YAGR-8)
    Interceptor 89k USS Interceptor (YAGR-8) moored pierside at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C., circa 1955-56.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, April 1956     		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    USS Interceptor (YAGR-8 / AGR-8)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LCDR. Hall, Boyd Lorenzo USN15 February 1956 - 1958YAGR-8
    02LCDR. Alexander, Clifford Fielding USN1958 - 6 March 1959YAGR-8/AGR-8
    03LCDR. Peters, John Victor USN (USNA 1945)6 March 1959 - 12 July 1960AGR-8
    04LCDR. Robinson, Gordon Edward, USN (USNA 1946)12 July 1960 - 15 August 1962AGR-8
    05LCDR. Previati Jr., Louis Joseph, USN15 August 1962 - 27 May 1964AGR-8
    06LCDR. West, Gordon Raymond, USN (MMA 1945)27 May 1964 - 5 February 1965AGR-8
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    MARAD Vessel History Database
    YAGR's (Radar Picket Ships) Association
    Online Air Defense Radar Museum
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