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YAGR / AGR-8 Interceptor


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YAGR / AGR-8 Interceptor

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship:
  • Laid down (date unknown) as 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. B. L. Hall in command
  • Redesignated (AGR-8), 28 September 1958
  • Decommissioned and 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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    Interceptor 89k 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.
    View the Interceptor (AGR-8)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The RADRONONE AGR'S
    YAGR's (Radar Picket Ships) Association
    Online Air Defense Radar Museum
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