Lamar Converted For U.S. Coast Guard Use
Lamar completed service in the Great Lakes on 6 April 1964 and sailed to Philadelphia, arriving 28 April. She decommissioned 25 May and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Her name was struck from the Naval Register in June 1964 and transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard on 29 July 1964. She was converted for use at the Coast Guard Yard and was commissioned there on 11 September 1965 under the command of LCDR William T. Rockwell, Jr., USCG. She was assigned as a reserve training vessel to Monterey, California, where she provided training for reservists from the 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th Coast Guard Districts. Her authorized complement was 39 officers and men and she was equipped to carry 57 trainees. She was also available for limited search and rescue patrols if needed.
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