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Hood</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Namesake</td><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vernon_S._Hood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vernon S. Hood (page does not exist)">Vernon S. 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Jones Construction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panama_City,_Florida" title="Panama City, Florida">Panama City</a>, Florida<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJ.A._Panama_City2010_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJ.A._Panama_City2010-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Cost</td><td>$1,061,814<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMARCOM_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMARCOM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Yard number</td><td>84</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Way number</td><td>6</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>17 January 1945</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>20 February 1945</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Sponsored by</td><td>Mrs. Inez Bulifant</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Completed</td><td>7 March 1945</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Identification</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_call_sign" title="Maritime call sign">Call sign</a>: ANPR</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Alfa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/ICS_Alfa.svg/15px-ICS_Alfa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/ICS_Alfa.svg/23px-ICS_Alfa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/ICS_Alfa.svg/30px-ICS_Alfa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_November.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/15px-ICS_November.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/23px-ICS_November.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/30px-ICS_November.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Papa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/ICS_Papa.svg/15px-ICS_Papa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/ICS_Papa.svg/23px-ICS_Papa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/ICS_Papa.svg/30px-ICS_Papa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Romeo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/15px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/23px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/ICS_Romeo.svg/30px-ICS_Romeo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMARCOM_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMARCOM-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, <a href="/wiki/James_River_Reserve_Fleet" title="James River Reserve Fleet">James River Reserve Fleet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Hall,_Virginia" title="Lee Hall, Virginia">Lee Hall</a>, Virginia, 1947</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Acquired by <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a>, 1958</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/54px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/80px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/107px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">United States</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td><i>Watchman</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Namesake</td><td>One who watches</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>5 January 1959</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Decommissioned</td><td>7 July 1965</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Reclassified</td><td><a href="/wiki/Guardian-class_radar_picket_ship" title="Guardian-class radar picket ship"><i>Guardian</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Radar_picket_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Radar picket ship">radar picket ship</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Refit</td><td><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Naval_Shipyard" title="Charleston Naval Shipyard">Charleston Naval Shipyard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="Charleston, South Carolina">Charleston</a>, South Carolina</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Stricken</td><td>1 September 1965</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Identification</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Hull_classification_symbol#Support_type" title="Hull classification symbol">Hull symbol</a>: AGR-16</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Maritime_call_sign" title="Maritime call sign">Call sign</a>: NZVD</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_November.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/15px-ICS_November.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/23px-ICS_November.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/ICS_November.svg/30px-ICS_November.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Zulu.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/ICS_Zulu.svg/15px-ICS_Zulu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/ICS_Zulu.svg/23px-ICS_Zulu.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/ICS_Zulu.svg/30px-ICS_Zulu.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Victor.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/ICS_Victor.svg/15px-ICS_Victor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/ICS_Victor.svg/23px-ICS_Victor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/ICS_Victor.svg/30px-ICS_Victor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><span class="flagicon" style="padding-right:0.3em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ICS_Delta.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/ICS_Delta.svg/15px-ICS_Delta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/ICS_Delta.svg/23px-ICS_Delta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/ICS_Delta.svg/30px-ICS_Delta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENavsource2015_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENavsource2015-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, <a href="/wiki/Suisun_Bay_Reserve_Fleet" title="Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet">Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suisun_Bay,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Suisun Bay, California">Suisun Bay</a>, California, 1 September 1965</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Sold for scrapping, 3 October 1974</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics <sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavies200423_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavies200423-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Liberty_ship" title="Liberty ship">Liberty ship</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">type EC2-S-C5, boxed aircraft transport</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Tonnage</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">10,600 LT <a href="/wiki/Deadweight_tonnage" title="Deadweight tonnage">DWT</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">7,200 <a href="/wiki/Gross_register_tonnage" title="Gross register tonnage">GRT</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">3,380 <a href="/wiki/Long_ton" title="Long ton">long tons</a> (3,434 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">t</a>) (light)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">14,245 <a href="/wiki/Long_ton" title="Long ton">long tons</a> (14,474 <a href="/wiki/Tonne" title="Tonne">t</a>) (max)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">441 feet 6 inches (135 m) <a href="/wiki/Length_overall" title="Length overall">oa</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">416 feet (127 m) <a href="/wiki/Length_between_perpendiculars" title="Length between perpendiculars">pp</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">427 feet (130 m) <a href="/wiki/Waterline_length" title="Waterline length">lwl</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>57 feet (17 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draft</td><td>27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Installed power</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C) <a href="/wiki/Water-tube_boiler" title="Water-tube boiler">boilers</a>, operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2,500 hp (1,900 kW)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × <a href="/wiki/Triple-expansion_steam_engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-expansion steam engine">triple-expansion steam engine</a>,  (manufactured by <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Hendy_Iron_Works" title="Joshua Hendy Iron Works">Joshua Hendy Iron Works</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sunnyvale,_California" title="Sunnyvale, California">Sunnyvale, California</a>)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × <a href="/wiki/Screw_propeller" class="mw-redirect" title="Screw propeller">screw propeller</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>11.5 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (21.3 <a href="/wiki/Kilometres_per_hour" title="Kilometres per hour">km/h</a>; 13.2 <a href="/wiki/Miles_per_hour" title="Miles per hour">mph</a>)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Capacity</td><td>490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m<sup>3</sup>) (bale)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">38–62 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Merchant_Marine" title="United States Merchant Marine">USMM</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">21–40 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Armed_Guard" title="United States Navy Armed Guard">USNAG</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;"><b>Varied by ship</b></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Bow-mounted <a href="/wiki/3-inch/50-caliber_gun" title="3-inch/50-caliber gun">3-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">Stern-mounted <a href="/wiki/4-inch/50-caliber_gun" title="4-inch/50-caliber gun">4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2–8 × single <a href="/wiki/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon" title="Oerlikon 20 mm cannon">20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon</a> <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-aircraft">anti-aircraft</a> (AA) cannons and/or,</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2–8 × <a href="/wiki/37_mm_gun_M1" title="37 mm gun M1">37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1</a> AA guns</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics (US Navy refit)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENavsource2015_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENavsource2015-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Guardian-class_radar_picket_ship" title="Guardian-class radar picket ship"><i>Guardian</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Radar_picket_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Radar picket ship">radar picket ship</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Capacity</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">443,646 US gallons (1,679,383 L; 369,413 imp gal) (fuel oil)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">68,267 US gallons (258,419 L; 56,844 imp gal) (diesel)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">15,082 US gallons (57,092 L; 12,558 imp gal) (fresh water)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1,326,657 US gallons (5,021,943 L; 1,104,673 imp gal) (fresh water <a href="/wiki/Ballast" title="Ballast">ballast</a>)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">13 officers</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">138 enlisted</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td>2 × <a href="/wiki/3%22/50_caliber_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="3"/50 caliber gun">3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber guns</a></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>USS <i>Watchman</i> (AGR-16)</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Guardian-class_radar_picket_ship" title="Guardian-class radar picket ship"><i>Guardian</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Radar_picket_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Radar picket ship">radar picket ship</a>, converted from a <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberty Ship">Liberty Ship</a>, acquired by the <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a> in 1958. She was reconfigured as a radar picket ship and assigned to radar picket duty in the North <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/Distant_Early_Warning_Line" title="Distant Early Warning Line">Distant Early Warning Line</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction">Construction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Watchman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Watchman</i> (YAGR-16) was laid down on 17 January 1945, under a <a href="/wiki/Maritime_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime Commission">Maritime Commission</a> (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2343, as the <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberty Ship">Liberty Ship</a> <i>Vernon S. Hood</i>, by <a href="/wiki/J.A._Jones_Construction" title="J.A. Jones Construction">J.A. Jones Construction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panama_City,_Florida" title="Panama City, Florida">Panama City, Florida</a>. She was launched 20 February 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Inez Bulifant; and delivered 7 March 1945, to MARCOM.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENavsource2015_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENavsource2015-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDANFS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDANFS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service_history">Service history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Watchman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Service history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merchant_service">Merchant service</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Watchman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Merchant service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following a <a href="/wiki/Sea_trial" title="Sea trial">shakedown</a> cruise in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" title="Gulf of Mexico">Gulf of Mexico</a>, the freighter was turned over to the <a href="/wiki/Overlakes_Freight_Corporation" title="Overlakes Freight Corporation">Overlakes Freight Corporation</a>, to be operated by that firm under a contract with the MARCOM. During her brief period of active operations with MARCOM, 1945 to 1947, she also served under contract with the <a href="/wiki/Moore-McCormack_Lines" class="mw-redirect" title="Moore-McCormack Lines">Moore-McCormack Lines</a>. Later that year, she was placed out of service and was berthed with the <a href="/wiki/James_River_Reserve_Fleet" title="James River Reserve Fleet">James River Reserve Fleet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Hall,_Virginia" title="Lee Hall, Virginia">Lee Hall</a>, Virginia.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDANFS_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDANFS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U.S._Navy_service">U.S. Navy service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Watchman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: U.S. Navy service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The ship remained there until mid-1958 when she was taken over by the US Navy and converted to a <a href="/wiki/Radar_picket_ship" class="mw-redirect" title="Radar picket ship">radar picket ship</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Navy_Yard" class="mw-redirect" title="Charleston Navy Yard">Charleston Navy Yard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="Charleston, South Carolina">Charleston</a>, South Carolina. During conversion, she was renamed <i>Watchman</i> and received the designation <i>YAGR-16</i>. However, that designation was changed to <i>AGR-16</i> before she completed her conversion late in the year. On 5 January 1958, <i>Watchman</i> was placed in commission at Charleston.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDANFS_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDANFS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Watchman</i> conducted shakedown training in the <a href="/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base" title="Guantanamo Bay Naval Base">Guantanamo Bay</a> operating area during February. Following post-shakedown availability at Charleston, from 5 to 18 March, she completed repairs and got underway for the <a href="/wiki/US_West_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="US West Coast">US West Coast</a>. After transiting the <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal" title="Panama Canal">Panama Canal</a>, and visiting <a href="/wiki/Acapulco,_Mexico" class="mw-redirect" title="Acapulco, Mexico">Acapulco, Mexico</a>, she arrived in her new home port, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, California, on 11 April.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDANFS_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDANFS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Air_Defense_Command" title="Continental Air Defense Command">Continental Air Defense Command</a> (CONAD), she served as one of several radar picket ships operating as seaborne extensions of the command's <a href="/wiki/Contiguous_Radar_Coverage_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Contiguous Radar Coverage System">Contiguous Radar Coverage System</a>. She operated from her base at San Francisco, during her entire naval career, spending an average of 200 days per year actually at sea engaged in picket patrols.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDANFS_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDANFS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>That routine continued until 1 September 1965, at which time she and the remaining <i>AGR</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s were placed out of commission.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDANFS_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDANFS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Decommissioning">Decommissioning</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Watchman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Decommissioning"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Her name was struck from the <a href="/wiki/Navy_List" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy List">Navy List</a> 1 September 1965, and she was returned to the <a href="/wiki/Maritime_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Maritime Administration">Maritime Administration</a> (MARAD) for lay up with the <a href="/wiki/Suisun_Bay_Reserve_Fleet" title="Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet">Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suisun_Bay,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Suisun Bay, California">Suisun Bay</a>, California. She remained there until 3 October 1974, when she was sold to <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Ship_Dismantlers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Ship Dismantlers (page does not exist)">American Ship Dismantlers</a> for scrapping.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDANFS_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDANFS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_awards">Honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Watchman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Watchman</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s crew was eligible for the following medals: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal" title="National Defense Service Medal">National Defense Service Medal</a></li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTENavsource2015_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTENavsource2015-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Watchman&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEJ.A._Panama_City2010-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJ.A._Panama_City2010_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFJ.A._Panama_City2010">J.A. Panama City 2010</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMARCOM-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMARCOM_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMARCOM_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMARCOM">MARCOM</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTENavsource2015-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENavsource2015_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENavsource2015_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENavsource2015_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTENavsource2015_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFNavsource2015">Navsource 2015</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavies200423-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavies200423_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a 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Baker</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_John_Bascom" title="SS John Bascom"><i>John Bascom</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_William_J._Bryan" title="SS William J. Bryan"><i>William J. Bryan</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Joseph_M._Medill" title="SS Joseph M. Medill"><i>Joseph M. Medill</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Elihu_Root" title="SS Elihu Root"><i>Elihu Root</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_John_Hay" title="SS John Hay"><i>John Hay</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Dwight_L._Moody" title="SS Dwight L. Moody"><i>Dwight L. Moody</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Peter_Zenger" title="SS Peter Zenger"><i>Peter Zenger</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Luna_(AKS-7)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Luna (AKS-7)"><i>Harriet Hosmer</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Duncan_U._Fletcher" title="SS Duncan U. Fletcher"><i>Duncan U. Fletcher</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Dolly_Madison" title="SS Dolly Madison"><i>Dolly Madison</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Robert_Lansing" title="SS Robert Lansing"><i>Robert Lansing</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Victor_Herbert" title="SS Victor Herbert"><i>Victor Herbert</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Julius_Rosenwald" title="SS Julius Rosenwald"><i>Julius Rosenwald</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Walter_L._Fleming" title="SS Walter L. Fleming"><i>Walter L. Fleming</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Salvador_Brau" title="SS Salvador Brau"><i>Salvador Brau</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Harold_T._Andrews" title="SS Harold T. Andrews"><i>Harold T. Andrews</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Russell_Sage" title="SS Russell Sage"><i>Russell Sage</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_William_W._Loring" title="SS William W. Loring"><i>William W. Loring</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Minnie_M._Fiske" title="SS Minnie M. Fiske"><i>Minnie M. Fiske</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_John_W._Griffiths" title="SS John W. Griffiths"><i>John W. Griffiths</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Augustus_Saint-Gaudens" title="SS Augustus Saint-Gaudens"><i>Augustus Saint-Gaudens</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_John_M._Brooke" title="SS John M. Brooke"><i>John M. Brooke</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Rebecca_Lukens" title="SS Rebecca Lukens"><i>Rebecca Lukens</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Alanson_B._Houghton" title="SS Alanson B. Houghton"><i>Alanson B. Houghton</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Samuel_G._French" title="SS Samuel G. French"><i>Samuel G. French</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Thomas_LeValley" title="SS Thomas LeValley"><i>Thomas LeValley</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Josephine_Shaw_Lowell" title="SS Josephine Shaw Lowell"><i>Josephine Shaw Lowell</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Richard_V._Oulahan" title="SS Richard V. Oulahan"><i>Richard V. Oulahan</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_James_H._Kimball" title="SS James H. Kimball"><i>James H. Kimball</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Stephen_Furdek" title="SS Stephen Furdek"><i>Stephen Furdek</i></a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Jean_Ribaut" title="SS Jean Ribaut"><i>Jean Ribaut</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_LeBaron_Russell_Briggs" title="SS LeBaron Russell Briggs"><i>LeBaron Russell Briggs</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Howard_Gray" title="SS Howard Gray"><i>Howard Gray</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_H._H._Raymond" title="SS H. H. Raymond"><i>H. H. Raymond</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_T._A._Johnston" title="SS T. A. Johnston"><i>T. A. Johnston</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_M._Michael_Edelstein" title="SS M. Michael Edelstein"><i>M. Michael Edelstein</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_William_D._Bloxham" title="SS William D. Bloxham"><i>William D. Bloxham</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Nick_Stoner" title="SS Nick Stoner"><i>Nick Stoner</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_William_E._Dodd" title="SS William E. Dodd"><i>William E. Dodd</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_J._H._Drummond" title="SS J. H. Drummond"><i>J. H. Drummond</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_William_L._Watson" title="SS William L. Watson"><i>William L. Watson</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_John_R._McQuigg" title="SS John R. McQuigg"><i>John R. McQuigg</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Carl_E._Ladd" title="SS Carl E. Ladd"><i>Carl E. Ladd</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Pedro_Menendez" title="SS Pedro Menendez"><i>Pedro Menendez</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_George_Ade" title="SS George Ade"><i>George Ade</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Edward_K._Collins" title="SS Edward K. Collins"><i>Edward K. Collins</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_C._Francis_Jenkins" title="SS C. Francis Jenkins"><i>C. Francis Jenkins</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Raymond_V._Ingersoll" title="SS Raymond V. Ingersoll"><i>Raymond V. Ingersoll</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Benjamin_F._Coston" title="SS Benjamin F. Coston"><i>Benjamin F. Coston</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_William_P._Duval" title="SS William P. Duval"><i>William P. Duval</i></a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Stepas_Darius" title="SS Stepas Darius"><i>Stepas Darius</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Alexander_E._Brown" title="SS Alexander E. Brown"><i>Alexander E. Brown</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Chief_Osceola" title="SS Chief Osceola"><i>Chief Osceola</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Richard_Halliburton" title="SS Richard Halliburton"><i>Richard Halliburton</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Samuel_G._Howe" title="SS Samuel G. Howe"><i>Samuel G. Howe</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Granville_S._Hall" title="USS Granville S. Hall"><i>Granville S. Hall</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Stephen_Smith" title="SS Stephen Smith"><i>Stephen Smith</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Charles_D._Walcott" title="SS Charles D. Walcott"><i>Charles D. Walcott</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Art_Young" title="SS Art Young"><i>Art Young</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Charles_H._Marshall" title="SS Charles H. Marshall"><i>Charles H. Marshall</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Ransom_A._Moore" title="SS Ransom A. Moore"><i>Ransom A. Moore</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Soter_Ortynsky" title="SS Soter Ortynsky"><i>Soter Ortynsky</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Bjarne_A._Lia" title="SS Bjarne A. Lia"><i>Bjarne A. Lia</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Wendell_L._Willkie" title="SS Wendell L. Willkie"><i>Wendell L. Willkie</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Type Z-EC2-S-C2 ships<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"Army tank transports"</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Mary_Ball" title="SS Mary Ball"><i>Mary Ball</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_John_Barton_Payne" title="SS John Barton Payne"><i>John Barton Payne</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Frederic_C._Howe" title="SS Frederic C. Howe"><i>Frederic C. Howe</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_William_B._Wilson" title="SS William B. Wilson"><i>William B. Wilson</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Sarah_J._Hale" title="SS Sarah J. Hale"><i>Sarah J. Hale</i></a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Nathan_B._Forrest" title="SS Nathan B. Forrest"><i>Nathan B. Forrest</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Stephen_R._Mallory" title="SS Stephen R. Mallory"><i>Stephen R. Mallory</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Edgar_E._Clark" title="SS Edgar E. Clark"><i>Edgar E Clark</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;">Type Z-EC2-S-C5 ships<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">"Boxed aircraft transports"</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Frederick_E._Williamson" title="SS Frederick E. Williamson"><i>Frederick E. Williamson</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Michael_James_Monohan" title="SS Michael James Monohan"><i>Michael James Monohan</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Investigator" title="USS Investigator"><i>Charles A. Draper</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Skywatcher" title="USS Skywatcher"><i>Rafael R. Rivera</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Searcher" title="USS Searcher"><i>James W. Wheeler</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Vigil" title="USS Vigil"><i>Raymond Van Brogan</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Tracer" title="USS Tracer"><i>William J. Riddle</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Interpreter" title="USS Interpreter"><i>Dudley H. Thomas</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_John_L._McCarley" title="SS John L. McCarley"><i>John L. McCarley</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Vernon S. Hood</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Scanner" title="USS Scanner"><i>Edwin D. Howard</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Wesley_W._Barrett" title="SS Wesley W. Barrett"><i>Wesley W. Barrett</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Protector_(AGR-11)" title="USS Protector (AGR-11)"><i>Warren P. Marks</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Locator" title="USS Locator"><i>Frank O. Peterson</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Barney_Kirschbaum" title="SS Barney Kirschbaum"><i>Barney Kirschbaum</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Mary_Cullom_Kimbro" title="SS Mary Cullom Kimbro"><i>Mary Cullom Kimbro</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Guardian_(YAGR-1)" title="USS Guardian (YAGR-1)"><i>James G. Squires</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Picket_(YAGR-7)" title="USS Picket (YAGR-7)"><i>James F. Harrell</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/USS_Lookout_(YAGR-2)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Lookout (YAGR-2)">Claude Kitchin</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Outpost" title="USS Outpost"><i>Francis J. O'Gara</i></a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Frank_Flowers" title="SS Frank Flowers"><i>Frank Flowers</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/USS_Interdictor" title="USS Interdictor"><i>Edwin H. Duff</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Joseph_V._Connolly" title="SS Joseph V. Connolly"><i>Joseph V. Connolly</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Walter_W._Schwenk" title="SS Walter W. Schwenk"><i>Walter W. 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Burns</i></a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/USS_Interceptor_(AGR-8)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Interceptor (AGR-8)">Edward Burton</a></i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SS_Ora_Ellis" title="SS Ora Ellis"><i>Ora Ellis</i></a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/T1_tanker" title="T1 tanker">Type T1-M-BT2 ships</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tonti-class_gasoline_tanker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tonti-class gasoline tanker (page does not exist)"><i>Tonti</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Gasoline_tanker" class="mw-redirect" title="Gasoline tanker">gasoline tankers</a></span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a 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