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YAGR / AGR-12 Vigil

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, 14 December 1944, as SS Raymond Van Brogen, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 2339) at J. A. Jones Construction Co. Inc., Panama City, FL
  • Launched, 27 January 1945
  • Delivered, 10 February 1945, to the Maritime Commission to be operated, by Bull & Co., under contract to the WSA
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration at wars end to be turned over to Waterman Steamship Corp.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission in 1947 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.
  • Acquired by the US Navy in June 1956
  • Converted to a Radar Picket Ship at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Commissioned, USS Vigil (YAGR-12), 5 March 1957, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, LCDR. Stanley Abstetar, USNR, in command
  • Redesignated (AGR-12), 28 September 1958
  • Decommissioned, 3 March 1965
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 April 1965
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Final Disposition, sold to a Spanish firm for scrapping, 23 November 1970 towed to Bilbao, Spain, 21 December 1970, for scrapping
    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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    USS Vigil (YAGR-12)
    Vigil 161k Vigil (YAGR-12) Commissioning Program. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 5 March 1957. Robert M. Cieri
    Vigil 33k Vigil (YAGR-12) underway, 2 April 1957, place unknown.
    US Navy photo from DANFS.    		 US Naval Historical Center
    USS Vigil (AGR-12)
    Vigil 25k Vigil (AGR-12) underway, date and place unknown. Bill Bossert USS Tracer
    Vigil 98k Vigil (AGR-12) underway, date and place unknown. Robert M. Cieri
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    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
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    YAGR's (Radar Picket Ships) Association
    Online Air Defense Radar Museum
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