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YAGR / AGR-9 Investigator

Call sign: November - Tango - Alpha - Alpha
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship:
  • Laid down as SS Charles A. Draper, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 2336) at J. A. Jones Construction Co. Inc., Panama City, FL.
  • Launched, 9 January 1945
  • Delivered, 24 January 1945, to Polarus Steamship Co. Inc.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission, 26 October 1945, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 2 July 1956
  • Converted to a Radar Picket Ship at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Commissioned, USS Investigator (YAGR-9), 16 January 1957, LCDR. J. H. Mehus in command
  • Redesignated (AGR-9), 28 September 1958
  • Decommissioned, 29 March 1965
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 April 1965
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River, N.Y.
  • Sold to Dawoon Corp. of Karachi, Pakistan, 23 December 1971
  • Resold to Eckhardt Co. of Germany in April of 1971
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 15 May 1971, at Santandar, 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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    Investigator 132k Investigator (AGR-9) moored pierside at Boston, MA., September 1960 © Richard Leonhardt
    Investigator 69k Investigator (AGR-9) moored pierside at Boston, MA., September 1960 © Richard Leonhardt
    Investigator 98k Investigator (AGR-9) underway, 11 September 1960, place unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Robert Cieri
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    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
    USS Investigator AGR-9
    RADRONTWO
    YAGR's (Radar Picket Ships) Association
    Online Air Defense Radar Museum
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