Interceptor was designed to carry the latest in long-range radar and communications equipment and to act as an ocean radar station ship. Following shakedown training she sailed from Charleston, 17 March 1956, en route to her new home port, San Francisco, California.[5]
Arriving via the Panama Canal, 11 April, the ship began a regular cycle of 3– to 4–week at–sea periods as a picket ship under the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD). Operating with search aircraft, Interceptor could detect, track, and report aircraft at great distances as well as control interceptor aircraft in the event of an air attack on the United States.[5]
Patrolling off the coast of Canada, she formed an integral part of North America's air early warning system. Reclassified AGR-8, radar picket ship, 28 September 1958, Interceptor, for the next 7 years, operated with NORAD, in forming an important link in the nation's defenses.[5]
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USS Interceptor AGR 8 YAGR 8 was a Guardian class radar picket ship acquired by the US Navy in 1955 from the mothballed reserve fleet She was reconfigured as a radar picket ship and assigned to radar picket duty in the North Pacific Ocean as part of the Distant Early Warning Line USS Interceptor YAGR 8 ex Edward W Burton moored pierside at Charleston Naval Shipyard Charleston S C c 1955 56 History United States NameEdward W Burton NamesakeEdward W Burton OwnerWar Shipping Administration WSA OperatorR A Nichol amp Co Inc Orderedas type EC2 S C5 hull MC hull 3147 BuilderJ A Jones Construction Panama City Florida 2 Cost 850 797 1 Yard number107 Way number4 Laid down10 July 1945 Launched12 September 1945 Sponsored byMiss Juanita M Kaylor Completed28 September 1945 IdentificationCall sign AOHR 1 FateAcquired by US Navy 28 June 1955 United States NameInterceptor NamesakeOne who intercepts Commissioned15 February 1956 Decommissioned5 July 1965 ReclassifiedGuardian class radar picket ship RefitCharleston Naval Shipyard Charleston South Carolina Stricken1 September 1965 HomeportSan Francisco California IdentificationHull symbol YAGR 8 1956 1958 Hull symbol AGR 8 1958 1978 FateScrapped 16 February 1978 General characteristics 3 Class and typeLiberty ship type EC2 S C5 boxed aircraft transport Tonnage10 600 LT DWT 7 200 GRT Displacement3 380 long tons 3 434 t light 14 245 long tons 14 474 t max Length441 feet 6 inches 135 m oa 416 feet 127 m pp 427 feet 130 m lwl Beam57 feet 17 m Draft27 ft 9 25 in 8 4646 m Installed power2 Oil fired 450 F 232 C boilers operating at 220 psi 1 500 kPa 2 500 hp 1 900 kW Propulsion1 triple expansion steam engine manufactured by Filer and Stowell Milwaukee Wisconsin 1 screw propeller Speed11 5 knots 21 3 km h 13 2 mph Capacity490 000 cubic feet 13 875 m3 bale Complement38 62 USMM 21 40 USNAG ArmamentVaried by ship Bow mounted 3 inches 76 mm 50 caliber gun Stern mounted 4 inches 102 mm 50 caliber gun 2 8 single 20 millimeters 0 79 in Oerlikon anti aircraft AA cannons and or 2 8 37 millimeters 1 46 in M1 AA guns General characteristics US Navy refit 4 Class and typeGuardian class radar picket ship Capacity443 646 US gallons 1 679 383 L 369 413 imp gal fuel oil 68 267 US gallons 258 419 L 56 844 imp gal diesel 15 082 US gallons 57 092 L 12 558 imp gal fresh water 1 326 657 US gallons 5 021 943 L 1 104 673 imp gal fresh water ballast Complement13 officers 138 enlisted Armament2 3 inches 76 mm 50 caliber guns Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 Decommissioning 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksConstruction editInterceptor YAGR 8 was laid down on 10 July 1945 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 3147 as the Liberty Ship Edward W Burton by J A Jones Construction Panama City Florida She was launched 12 September 1945 sponsored by Miss Juanita M Kaylor and delivered to T J Stevenson amp Company Inc 8 November 1945 5 4 Service history editShe served several lines as a cargo ship until being placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Wilmington North Carolina 20 June 1948 5 4 Acquired by the Navy 28 June 1955 the ship was converted to a radar picket ship at Charleston Naval Shipyard Charleston South Carolina and commissioned Interceptor YAGR 8 15 February 1956 5 4 Interceptor was designed to carry the latest in long range radar and communications equipment and to act as an ocean radar station ship Following shakedown training she sailed from Charleston 17 March 1956 en route to her new home port San Francisco California 5 Arriving via the Panama Canal 11 April the ship began a regular cycle of 3 to 4 week at sea periods as a picket ship under the Continental Air Defense Command CONAD Operating with search aircraft Interceptor could detect track and report aircraft at great distances as well as control interceptor aircraft in the event of an air attack on the United States 5 Patrolling off the coast of Canada she formed an integral part of North America s air early warning system Reclassified AGR 8 radar picket ship 28 September 1958 Interceptor for the next 7 years operated with NORAD in forming an important link in the nation s defenses 5 Decommissioning editInterceptor was struck from the Navy List 1 September 1965 and placed in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Suisun BayCalifornia 5 where she remained until sold for scrapping 16 February 1978 4 See also editUnited States Navy Radar picketReferences edit a b MARCOM J A Panama City 2010 Davies 2004 p 23 a b c d e Navsource 2015 a b c d e f g DANFS Bibliography edit Interceptor Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Navy Department Naval History and Heritage Command Retrieved 25 November 2019 nbsp 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 25 November 2019 Davies James May 2004 Specifications As Built PDF p 23 Retrieved 25 November 2019 SS Edward W Burton Retrieved 25 November 2019 USS Interceptor AGR 8 Navsource org 9 October 2015 Retrieved 26 November 2019 External links editPhoto gallery of USS Interceptor at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Interceptor amp oldid 1162517127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
