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|Ship caption= USS ''Locator'' (AGR-6), under way, date and location unknown.
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| Ship operator = [[International Freigting Corp.]]
| Ship ordered = as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, [[Maritime Commission|MC]] hull 2347
| Ship builder = [[J.A. Jones Construction]], [[Panama City, Florida|Panama City]], Florida{{sfn|J.A. Panama City|2010}}
|Ship original cost=$1,030,726{{sfn|MARCOM}}
|Ship yard number=88
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|Ship launched= 23 March 1945
|Ship completed= 6 April 1945
|Ship sponsor= Mrs. Evelyn Flynn
|Ship identification = *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: ANTC
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|Ship fate= *Placed in the, [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]], 8 October 1947
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|Ship flag= {{USN flag|1965}}
|Ship name= ''Locator''
|Ship namesake= One who discovers a position
|Ship commissioned= 21 January 1956
|Ship recommissioned=
|Ship decommissioned= 9 August 1965
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|Ship reclassified= {{sclass
|Ship refit= [[Charleston Naval Shipyard]], [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
|Ship struck= 1 September 1965
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|Ship identification=*[[Hull classification symbol#Support type|Hull symbol]]: YAGR-6 (1956–1958)
*Hull symbol: AGR-6 (1958–1965)
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|Ship fate= *Placed in [[National Defense Reserve Fleet]], [[Hudson River Reserve Fleet]], [[Jones Point, New York|Jones Point]], New York, 1 September 1965
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'''USS ''Locator'' (AGR/YAGR-6)''' was a {{sclass
==Construction==
''Locator'' (YAGR-6) was laid down on 9 February 1945, under a [[Maritime Commission]] (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2347, as the [[Liberty Ship]] ''Frank O. Peterson'', by [[J.A. Jones Construction]], [[Panama City, Florida]]. She was launched 23 March 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Evelyn Flynn, and delivered on 6 April 1945, to [[International Freigting Corp.]]
==Service history==
She was acquired by the Navy from the [[US Maritime Administration]] (MARAD) on 10 June 1955. She was converted to a radar picket ship at the [[Charleston Naval Shipyard]], [[Charleston, South Carolina]], and commissioned ''Locator'' on 21 January 1956
Departing Charleston, 21 February, ''Locator'' steamed through the [[Panama Canal]], and arrived [[San Francisco]], California, 17 March. After a period of repair and training she was assigned to a radar picket station off the [[US West Coast]]. Coordinating operations with the Continental and [[North American Air Defense Command]]s, she detected, tracked, and reported all air contacts that came within her radar surveillance.{{sfn|DANFS}}
''Locator'' was reclassified ''AGR-6'' on 28 September 1958, and for the next 7 years continued the constant vigil at sea, ever ready to sound the signal of enemy air attack. Her operations at sea were alternated by in-port replenishment periods at San Francisco.{{sfn|DANFS}}
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{cite DANFS|url = https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/locator.html |title= Locator |access-date
* {{cite web|url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/emergencylarge/jonespanamacity.htm|title=Jones Construction, Panama City FL|date=13 October 2010|publisher=www.ShipbuildingHistory.com|
* {{cite web|url=http://www.ww2ships.com/acrobat/us-os-001-f-r00.pdf|title=Specifications (As-Built)|last=Davies|first=James|date=May 2004|page=23|
* {{cite web|url=http://usmaritimecommission.de/query.php?datalist=1&typeofquery=Name%20of%20Ship&valueofquery=Frank%20O.Peterson&code=B2347a|title=SS ''Frank O. Peterson''|
* {{cite web
| url=http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/62/6206.htm
| title= USS Locator (AGR-6)
| publisher=Navsource.org
| date=22 July 2016
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| ref={{sfnRef|Navsource|2016}}
}}
{{refend}}
== External links ==
* {{navsource|09/62/6206|USS Locator}}
{{MARCOM ships Jones-Panama City Shipyard}}
{{Guardian class radar picket ships}}
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USS Locator (AGR-6), under way, date and location unknown.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Frank O. Peterson |
Namesake | Frank O. Peterson |
Owner | War Shipping Administration (WSA) |
Operator | International Freigting Corp. |
Ordered | as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2347 |
Builder | J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida[2] |
Cost | $1,030,726[1] |
Yard number | 88 |
Way number | 3 |
Laid down | 9 February 1945 |
Launched | 23 March 1945 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Evelyn Flynn |
Completed | 6 April 1945 |
Identification | |
Fate |
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United States | |
Name | Locator |
Namesake | One who discovers a position |
Commissioned | 21 January 1956 |
Decommissioned | 9 August 1965 |
Reclassified | Guardian-class radar picket ship |
Refit | Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina |
Stricken | 1 September 1965 |
Identification |
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Fate |
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General characteristics [4] | |
Class and type |
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Tonnage | |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 57 feet (17 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 9.25 in (8.4646 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
Capacity | 490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale) |
Complement | |
Armament |
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General characteristics (US Navy refit)[3] | |
Class and type | Guardian-class radar picket ship |
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Complement |
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Armament | 2 × 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber guns |
USS Locator (AGR/YAGR-6) was a Guardian-class radar picket ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, acquired by the US Navy in 1955. She was obtained from the National Defense Reserve Fleet and 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.
Construction
[edit]Locator (YAGR-6) was laid down on 9 February 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2347, as the Liberty Ship Frank O. Peterson, by J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida. She was launched 23 March 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Evelyn Flynn, and delivered on 6 April 1945, to International Freigting Corp.[5][1]
Service history
[edit]She was acquired by the Navy from the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) on 10 June 1955. She was converted to a radar picket ship at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina, and commissioned Locator on 21 January 1956.[5][3]
Departing Charleston, 21 February, Locator steamed through the Panama Canal, and arrived San Francisco, California, 17 March. After a period of repair and training she was assigned to a radar picket station off the US West Coast. Coordinating operations with the Continental and North American Air Defense Commands, she detected, tracked, and reported all air contacts that came within her radar surveillance.[5]
Locator was reclassified AGR-6 on 28 September 1958, and for the next 7 years continued the constant vigil at sea, ever ready to sound the signal of enemy air attack. Her operations at sea were alternated by in-port replenishment periods at San Francisco.[5]
Decommissioning
[edit]After contributing 9 years to the defense of the United States. Locator decommissioned at San Francisco, 9 August 1965. Her name was struck from the Naval Register 1 September 1965, and was sold for scrapping, 4 January 1975.[5][3]
Military awards and honors
[edit]Scanner's crew was eligible for the following medals:
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- "Locator". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 December 2019. 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 2 December 2019.
- Davies, James (May 2004). "Specifications (As-Built)" (PDF). p. 23. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "SS Frank O. Peterson". Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- "USS Locator (AGR-6)". Navsource.org. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Photo gallery of USS Locator at NavSource Naval History