USS Scanner
The U.S. Navy radar picket ship USS Scanner (AGR-5), c. 1965. Scanner was decommissioned on 21 July 1965.
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United States | |
Name | Edwin D. Howard |
Namesake | Edwin D. Howard |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | Alcoa Steamship Co. Inc. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2344 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,004,408[1] |
Yard number | 85 |
Way number | 1 |
Laid down | 24 January 1945 |
Launched | 27 February 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. J. E. Davidson |
Completed | 14 March 1945 |
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Fate |
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United States | |
Name | Scanner |
Namesake | One who examines and searches an area by regular sweeps |
Commissioned | 30 January 1956 |
Decommissioned | 21 July 1965 |
Reclassified | radar picket ship |
Refit | Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia |
Stricken | 1 September 1965 |
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General characteristics [4] | |
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Tonnage | |
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Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity | 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale) |
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General characteristics (US Navy refit)[3] | |
Class and type | radar picket ship |
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Armament | 2 × 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber guns |
USS Scanner (AGR/YAGR-5) was a
Construction
Scanner (YAGR-5) was laid down on 24 January 1945, under a
Service history
She was acquired by the Navy from the
Scanner departed Norfolk, on 28 March 1956, for her home port, San Francisco, California, and commenced her first patrol in the Pacific Ocean in July 1956, with the seaward extension of America's early warning defense system.[5]
Fitted with sophisticated electronic search and tracking equipment, Scanner could detect, track, and report enemy aircraft at great distances, and control high speed interceptor aircraft in event of attack. She also carried out weather reporting duties during her three to four-week-long cruises.[5]
Decommissioning
Scanner was redesignated AGR-5 effective 28 September 1958. She was decommissioned on 21 July 1965, at San Francisco, and turned over to
Military awards and honors
Scanner's crew was eligible for the following medals:
See also
References
Bibliography
- "Scanner". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 December 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Jones Construction, Panama City FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "SS Edwin D. Howard". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "USS Scanner (AGR-5)". Navsource.org. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Scanner at NavSource Naval History