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Antelope (PG 86)
ex-PGM-86

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons
Precedence of awards are from left to right



Combat Action Ribbon
Meritorious Unit Commendation - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry)

Antelope served both the U. S. Navy and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Asheville Class Gunboat:

  • Laid down, 1 June 1965 by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Tacoma, WA as PGM-86
  • Launched, 18 June 1966
  • Reclassified as a Patrol Gunboat, PG-86, 28 March 1967
  • Commissioned USS Antelope (PG-86), 4 November 1967
  • Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register 1 October 1977 at the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, VA
  • Transferred to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 17 January 1978 and placed in service as an Ocean Survey Vessel
  • Renamed Peter W. Anderson in June 1985
  • Operated by the Metson Marine Services under contract to the EPA
  • Fate unknown.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 240 t. (lt), 285 t. (fl)
  • Length 164' 6"
  • Beam 24'
  • Draft 5' 2" (lt), 9' 6" (fl)
  • Speed 40 kts.
  • Complement 37
  • Armament: One 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, one 40mm gun mount, two twin .50 cal. machine guns, GPCS Mk 63 Mod 29 with AN/SPG-50 Radar
  • Propulsion: Two 12 cyl. 725hp Cummins diesels engines, one 13,300shp General Electric model 7 LM 1500 gas turbine engine, two shafts,two controllable pitch propellers.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    USS Antelope (PG 86)
    Antelope 46k U.S. Navy photo -
    Ready/Antelope 129k Souda Bay Crete
    Antelope just visible alongside Ready (PG 87)    		 Capt. David Spiggs USN via
    Patrol Gunboat Association
    Terry W. McManuels ETCM (SW) Ret
    Antelope 193k Steaming under the Golden Gate bridge after a visit to San Francisco.
    U.S.Navy photo from the February 1968 edition of All Hands magazine    		 Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory)
    Antelope 147k U.S.Navy photo from the March 1968 edition of All Hands magazine Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory)
    Antelope 71k USS Ready (PG 87), one of the Navy's new jet-powered gunboats, poses with her twin sister, Antelope.
    U.S.Navy photo from the February 1970 edition of All Hands magazine    		 Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory)
    Antelope 82k Underway after her 1971 overhaul, showing her Standard missile launchers in the extended position
    Naval History and Heritage Command photo NH 86886 from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships    		 Robert Hurst
    Antelope 189k Antelope and HS Aiolos (Greek MTB) nested together inside a cave on the coast of Crete, during bi-lateral operations 9 - 15 June 1973. HS Kastor is just ahead of Aiolos. The three ships operated together in conducting simulated attacks on an "enemy" convoy.
    Courtesy of USS Antelope, 1977.
    U.S. Navy photo NH 86887    		 Naval Historical Center
    Antelope 260k U.S.Navy photo from the July 1974 edition of All Hands magazine Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory)
    PG-86/87/98/100 68k Barcelona, Spain. 6 December 1976. Ready in foreground, inboard with Grand Rapids (PG 98) outboard. Background inboard is Douglas (PG 100) with Antelope (PG 86) inboard. Note that Antelope and Ready are fitted with Mk-87 fire control systems, with antenna inside domes, whereas Grand Rapids and Douglas have a Mk-63 fire control system, with an SPG-50 radar antenna on the gun mounts. Fabio Peņa
    PG-86/87/98/100 48k Barcelona, Spain. 6 December 1976. Fabio Peņa
    Antelope 143k Decommissioning program Tom Langford
    OSV Peter W Anderson
    Antelope 125k At "Watershed '96," Baltimore, MD
    Photo by Stelian Codaracea    		 Environmental Protection Agency
    Antelope 55k c. 2001
    In dry dock at Atlantic Drydock, Inc., Jacksonville, FL    		 Environmental Protection Agency
    Antelope 100k c. 2001
    Jacksonville, FL    		 Lee Wahler
    Antelope 18k c. 2001
    Jacksonville, FL    		 Environmental Protection Agency
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