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YAGR / AGR-11 Protector

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
Navy Expeditionary Medal (2-Cuba) - National Defense Service Medal
Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship:
  • Laid down, 31 January 1945, as SS Warren P. Marks, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 2346) at J. A. Jones Construction Co. Inc., Panama City, FL.
  • Launched, 15 March 1945
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 29 March 1945, for operation by Shepard Steamship Co.
  • Acquired by the US Navy in 1957 and converted to a Radar Picket Ship at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
  • Commissioned, USS Protector (YAGR-11), 20 February 1957, LCDR. Glen G. Heller in command
  • Redesignated (AGR-11), 28 October 1958
  • Decommissioned, 28 July 1965, at Bayonne, N.J.
  • Laid up in the Maritime Administration Reserve Fleet, Hudson River, New York
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Towed to Norfolk Naval Shipyard for engine removal (date unknown)
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping to All Star Metals, Brownsville, TX., scrapping completed 30 November 2005
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,365 t.(fl)
    Length 441'
    Beam 59'
    Draft 22'
    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
    Filer & Stowell Co., of Milwaukee, WI. three cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine,
    Single 4 blade, 18' 6" propeller
    Shaft Horsepower, 2,500
    Two electric generators
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    Protector 104k Protector (AGR-11) underway, 12 October 1960, place unknown. Robert M. Cieri
    Protector 75k ex-Protector (AGR-11), at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA, June 1999. Frank McNamara
    USS Watchman (AGR-16) web site
    Protector 110k ex-Protector (AGR-11) awaiting scrapping, 2006. David Nixon
    View the Protector (AGR-11)
    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
    RADRONTWO
    YAGR's (Radar Picket Ships) Association
    Online Air Defense Radar Museum
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