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AGR-14 Interpreter

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

National Defense Service Medal
Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship:
  • Laid down, 5 January 1945, as Dudley H. Thomas, a Maritime Commission type (Z-EC2-S-C5) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCE hull 2341), at J. A. Jones Construction Co. Inc., Panama City, FL.
  • Launched, 8 February 1945
  • Delivered, 21 February 1945 to the Maritime Commission to be operated, by Merchants and Miners Transportation Co., Boston, MA., under contract to the WSA
  • Returned to the Maritime Administration in 1947 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
  • Acquired by the US Navy, 5 June 1957
  • Converted to a Radar Picket Ship at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA.
  • Commissioned, USS Interpreter (AGR-14), 29 September 1958, at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, CDR. J. S. Craft in command
  • Decommissioned, struck from the Naval Register, and transferred to the Maritime Commission, 1 July 1965 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia CA.
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping 4 November 1974
    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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    Interpreter 22k Interpreter (AGR-14) underway, date and place unknown.
    USAF photo provided to Online Air Defense Radar Museum courtesy Jesse E. Pruden    		 Gene Mcmanus Webmaster
    Online Air Defense Radar Museum
    View the Interpreter (AGR-14)
    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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