Boggs departed San Diego in March 1919 for a six-month cruise along the United States East Coast, in the North Atlantic, and in the Caribbean Sea. Upon her return she served with the Pacific Fleet until being placed out of commission on 29 June 1922. Redesignated a miscellaneous auxiliary (AG-19) on 5 September 1931, she was re-commissioned on 19 December 1931 and assigned to Mobile Target Division 1, Battle Force, for high-speed radio control tests, target towing, and minesweeping.[2] Except for a cruise to the U.S. East Coast from January to October 1934, she served off the United States West Coast until 1940. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 11 September 1940. Late in 1940, she was reclassified a high-speed minesweeper and received the new hull classification symbol DMS-3.
World War IIedit
The Japaneseattack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 found Boggs at sea, but she returned later in the day to sweep the approaches and anchorage. She remained at Pearl Harbor on minesweeping, patrol, and training duty until January 1943 when she made a run to Canton Island, Phoenix Islands, with supplies. She returned to Pearl Harbor on 2 March 1943, and for the next year served in the vicinity as a patrol vessel, minesweeper, and towboat. She served as a target towing vessel with the Operational Training Command out of San Diego (12 April 1944-March 1945).
Following overhaul at San Pedro, California, from March through June 1945, she was stripped of her sweeping gear and reclassified AG-19, 5 June 1945. Fitted for high-speed target towing, Boggs arrived at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, via Pearl Harbor, on 15 August 1945. She remained at Eniwetok until 6 October 1945 and then returned to the United States, arriving in early 1946. Boggs was decommissioned on 20 March 1946 and sold for scrap on 27 November 1946.
^"Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
^"Robot Warships" Popular Mechanics, July 1934, pp. 72-75
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boggs, wickes, class, destroyer, united, states, navy, later, redesignated, then, back, again, first, ship, named, admiral, charles, boggs, june, 1945history, united, states, nameboggs, namesakecharles, boggs, buildermare, island, navy, yard, cost, hull, machi. USS Boggs DD 136 was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy later redesignated as AG 19 and then as DMS 3 and back again to AG 19 She was the first ship named for Admiral Charles Boggs USS Boggs in June 1945History United States NameBoggs NamesakeCharles Boggs BuilderMare Island Navy Yard Cost 2 455 952 79 hull amp machinery 1 Laid down15 November 1917 Launched25 April 1918 Commissioned23 September 1918 Decommissioned29 June 1922 ReclassifiedAG 19 5 September 1931 Recommissioned19 December 1931 Decommissioned20 March 1946 ReclassifiedDMS 3 19 November 1940 AG 19 5 June 1945 Stricken12 April 1946 FateSold for scrapping 27 November 1946 General characteristics Class and typeWickes class destroyer Displacement1 154 tons Length314 ft 5 in 95 8 m Beam31 ft 9 in 9 7 m Draft9 ft 0 in 2 7 m Speed35 knots 65 km h Complement122 officers and enlisted Armament4 4 in 102 mm guns 1 3 in 76 mm guns 4 triple 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes Contents 1 Construction and commissioning 2 Service history 2 1 Pre World War II 2 2 World War II 3 References 4 External linksConstruction and commissioning editBoggs was launched on 25 April 1918 by Mare Island Navy Yard sponsored by Miss Ruth Hascal The ship was commissioned on 23 September 1918 Service history editPre World War II edit Boggs departed San Diego in March 1919 for a six month cruise along the United States East Coast in the North Atlantic and in the Caribbean Sea Upon her return she served with the Pacific Fleet until being placed out of commission on 29 June 1922 Redesignated a miscellaneous auxiliary AG 19 on 5 September 1931 she was re commissioned on 19 December 1931 and assigned to Mobile Target Division 1 Battle Force for high speed radio control tests target towing and minesweeping 2 Except for a cruise to the U S East Coast from January to October 1934 she served off the United States West Coast until 1940 She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 11 September 1940 Late in 1940 she was reclassified a high speed minesweeper and received the new hull classification symbol DMS 3 World War II edit The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 found Boggs at sea but she returned later in the day to sweep the approaches and anchorage She remained at Pearl Harbor on minesweeping patrol and training duty until January 1943 when she made a run to Canton Island Phoenix Islands with supplies She returned to Pearl Harbor on 2 March 1943 and for the next year served in the vicinity as a patrol vessel minesweeper and towboat She served as a target towing vessel with the Operational Training Command out of San Diego 12 April 1944 March 1945 Following overhaul at San Pedro California from March through June 1945 she was stripped of her sweeping gear and reclassified AG 19 5 June 1945 Fitted for high speed target towing Boggs arrived at Eniwetok Marshall Islands via Pearl Harbor on 15 August 1945 She remained at Eniwetok until 6 October 1945 and then returned to the United States arriving in early 1946 Boggs was decommissioned on 20 March 1946 and sold for scrap on 27 November 1946 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here Table 21 Ships on Navy List June 30 1919 Congressional Serial Set U S Government Printing Office 762 1921 Robot Warships Popular Mechanics July 1934 pp 72 75External links editNavSource Photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Boggs amp oldid 1149646231, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
