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SSFrancis J O'Garaon the building ways at J. A. Jones Construction Co. Inc., Panama City, Florida, prior to launching, 8 June 1945.
History
United States
NameFrancis J O'Gara
NamesakeFrancis J O'Gara
OwnerWar Shipping Administration(WSA)
OperatorCalmer Steamship Corp.
Orderedas type (EC2-S-C5) hull,MChull 3140
BuilderJ.A. Jones Construction,Panama City,Florida[1]
Laid down14 April 1945
Launched8 June 1945
Completed30 June 1945
Fate
USSOutpost(AGR-10) underway, 19 June 1963, location unknown.
United States
NameOutpost
NamesakeA security detachment to protect against enemy enterprises
Commissioned6 February 1957
Decommissioned1 July 1965
ReclassifiedGuardian-classradar picket ship
RefitPhiladelphia Naval Shipyard,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
Stricken1 July 1965
Identification
  • Hull symbol:YAGR-10 (1957–1958)
  • Hull symbol: AGR-10 (1958–1970)
Fate
General characteristics[2]
Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
Length
  • 441 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 power
  • 2 × Oil fired 450 °F (232 °C)boilers,operating at 220 psi (1,500 kPa)
  • 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
Propulsion
Speed11.5knots(21.3km/h;13.2mph)
Capacity490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale)
Complement
Armament
General characteristics (US Navy refit)[3]
Class and typeGuardian-classradar picket ship
Capacity
  • 443,646 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 waterballast)
Complement
  • 13 officers
  • 138 enlisted
Armament2 ×3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber guns

USSOutpost(AGR/YAGR-10)was aGuardian-classradar picket ship,converted from aLiberty Ship,acquired by theUS Navyin 1956. She was reconfigured as a radar picket ship and assigned to radar picket duty in the NorthAtlantic Oceanas part of theDistant Early Warning Line.

Construction[edit]

Outpost(YAGR–10) was laid down on 14 April 1945, under aMaritime Commission(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 3140, as theLiberty ShipFrancis J. O'Gara,byJ.A. Jones Construction,Panama City, Florida.She was launched 8 June 1945, and delivered 30 June 1945, to theCalmer Steamship Corp.[3][4]

Service history[edit]

Merchant service[edit]

The Calmer Steamship Corp. operatedFrancis J. O'Garafor MARCOM from 30 June 1945 until 4 June 1946.Francis J. O'Gara's cruises during this period included one to theUS West Coastof the United States and one to variousEuropeanports.[4]

On 4 June 1946Francis J. O'Garawas laid up in theHudson River Reserve Fleet,Jones Point,New York, of MARCOM. From 28 January 1947 until 14 January 1948,Francis J. O'Garawas operated by theWaterman Steamship Companyand then theSouth Atlantic Steamship Company.During this period she made cruises to Europe, theNear East,and theOrient.On 20 January 1948,Francis J. O'Garawas laid up in MARCOM'sMobile,Alabama, reserve fleet.[4]

US Navy service[edit]

On 22 May 1956, the US Navy acquiredFrancis J. O'Garato be converted into anOcean Station Radar Ship.[4]

Francis J. O'Garawas towed from Mobile, to thePhiladelphia Naval Shipyard,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, where conversion was begun to equip her with the electronic detection equipment and communication gear necessary for her role with theContinental Air Defense Command.She was assigned the Navy hull numberYAGR–10and commissionedOutpost,6 February 1957.[3][4]

Aftershakedowntraining out ofGuantanamo Bay,Cuba,Outpostreported to her homeport,Davisville,Rhode Island, 3 June 1957. On 28 June, the ship steamed seaward on her first patrol and on 30 June, relievedBristeron picket station. The ship returned to Davisville, 19 July, but by 24 July, was underway for another patrol setting the pattern of patrols interrupted by short periods in port.[4]

Outpostmade a total of six patrols in 1957. These patrols continued into 1958.Outpost's designation was changed toAGR–1028 September 1958.[4]

During the first half of 1961,Outpoststeamed on station. But in August she steamed south toFloridaand theBahamas.From October 1961 to January 1962, she underwent overhaul atBoston,Massachusetts.[4]

Outpostcontinued her Atlantic patrols in 1962, buttoning up for wartime steaming during theCuban Missile Crisis.The onset of 1963 foundOutpoststeaming on station as before. In late July the ship visitedHalifax, Nova Scotia.[4]

From August through the end of 1963,Outpostmaintained a record of no misses in reporting air contacts. She visited Halifax, again in November before putting into her homeport for the holidays. Early in 1964, she resumed her patrols and continued this pattern of operation until decommissioning 1 July 1965.[4]

Decommissioning[edit]

She was returned to theUS Maritime Administration(MARAD) 4 February 1966, and entered theHudson River Reserve Fleet,Jones Point,New York. She was sold 17 February 1971, for scrapping inSpain.[3][4]

Military awards and honors[edit]

Outpost's personnel qualified for the following medals:

[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^J.A. Panama City 2010.
  2. ^Davies 2004,p. 23.
  3. ^abcdeNavsource 2015.
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Bibliography[edit]

  • "Outpost".Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.Navy Department,Naval History and Heritage Command.18 August 2015.Retrieved3 December2019.Public DomainThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
  • "Jones Construction, Panama City FL".www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010.Retrieved3 December2019.
  • Davies, James (May 2004)."Specifications (As-Built)"(PDF).p. 23.Retrieved3 December2019.
  • "USS Oupost (AGR-10)".Navsource.org. 9 October 2015.Retrieved3 December2019.

External links[edit]

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