USS Annapolis (AGMR-1)
Photo taken in 1967 off the coast of Vietnam |
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| Career (United States) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Annapolis (1963-1976) Ex USS Gilbert Islands |
| Builder: | Todd Pacific Shipyards |
| Laid down: | 29 November 1943 |
| Launched: | 20 July 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 5 February 1945 |
| Decommissioned: | 21 May 1946 |
| Recommissioned: | 5 February 1951 |
| Decommissioned: | 15 January 1955 |
| Reclassified: | Cargo Ship and Aircraft Ferry, AKV-39, 7 May 1959 |
| Struck: | June 1961 |
| Recommissioned: | 7 March 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 20 December 1969 |
| Renamed: | USS Annapolis, 22 June 1963 |
| Reclassified: | Communication relay ship, AGMR-1, 1 June 1963 |
| Struck: | 15 October 1976 |
| Homeport: | Long Beach, CA |
| Identification: | AGMR-1 |
| Motto: | Vox Maris - Voice of the Sea |
| Nickname: | Anna |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 1 November 1979 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier |
| Displacement: | 10,900 long tons (11,100 t), 24,100 long tons (24,500 t) full load |
| Length: | 557 ft (170 m) |
| Beam: | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Draft: | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2-shaft geared turbines, 16,000 shp |
| Speed: | 19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h) |
| Complement: | 708 |
| Armament: | four mounts of twin 3 in (76 mm) anti aircraft radar controlled guns |
| Service record | |
| Part of: | United States Pacific Fleet (1945-46, 1964-67), Atlantic Reserve Fleet (1946-49, 1955-61), US Atlantic Fleet (1952-55) |
| Operations: | Vietnam War (1964-1967) |
| Awards: | Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, 7 campaign stars for Vietnam War service |
USS Annapolis (AGMR-1) was the former USS Gilbert Islands (ex-Sunset Bay) and a Commencement Bay class escort carrier of the United States Navy.
Reclassified as AGMR-1 on 1 June 1963, renamed USS Annapolis on 22 June 1963, and then commissioned on 7 March 1964 with Captain John J. Rowan becoming its first commanding officer. Captain Rowan also served as the pre-commissioning officer when the ship was removed from the Naval Fleet Reserve in Bayonne, New Jersey and then converted at the New York Navy Shipyard.
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