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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 at 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.

Specifications: Displacement 240 (lt), 285 (fl) t; Length 164' 6"; Beam 24'; Draft 5' 2" (lt), 9' 6" (fl); Speed 40 kts; Complement 37; Armament one 3"/50 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. 725 hp Cummins diesels engines, General Electric model 7 LM 1500 gas turbine engine, two controllable pitch propellers, 13,300shp.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description	Source
USS Antelope (PG 86)
	46k	U.S. Navy photo	-
	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
	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	Joe Radigan
	147k	U.S.Navy photo from the March 1968 edition of All Hands magazine	Joe Radigan
	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	Joe Radigan
	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
	260k	U.S.Navy photo from the July 1974 edition of All Hands magazine	Joe Radigan
	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 Peña
	48k	Barcelona, Spain. 6 December 1976.	Fabio Peña
	143k	Decommissioning program	Tom Langford
OSV Peter W Anderson
	125k	At "Watershed '96," Baltimore, MD Photo by Stelian Codaracea	Environmental Protection Agency
	55k	c. 2001 In dry dock at Atlantic Drydock, Inc., Jacksonville, FL	Environmental Protection Agency
	100k	c. 2001 Jacksonville, FL	Lee Wahler
	18k	c. 2001 Jacksonville, FL	Environmental Protection Agency