SS Robert Hart. The hull for the USS Georgetown AG 165 & AGTR2

USS Georgetown (AGTR-2/AG-165), was an Oxford-class technical research ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of conducting research in the reception of electromagnetic propagations.
Georgetown was a converted "Liberty-type" cargo ship, was laid down as SS Robert W. Hart under a Maritime Commission contract on 4 May 1945 by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine; launched 10 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Fred W. Woolsey; and delivered under General Agency Agreement from War Shipping Administration (WSA) to Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Lines, New York, 2 August 1945.

Contents [hide] 1 Merchant Navy service 2 U.S. Navy service 2.1 Atlantic Ocean operations 2.2 Pacific Ocean operations 2.3 From ocean to ocean 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Merchant Navy service

Robert W. Hart sailed in merchant navy service until entering the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, in December 1946. She was chartered by Waterman Steamship Corp., Mobile, Alabama, 31 January 1947 and operated under bareboat charter until 29 October when she entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Jamestown, Virginia.

[edit] U.S. Navy service

Acquired by the Navy on 10 August 1962, she was taken to Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, for conversion to a technical research ship; renamed USS Georgetown (AG-165) on 6 March 1963; and commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, 9 November 1963, Comdr. W. A. Gleason in command.

[edit] Atlantic Ocean operations

Equipped with the latest communications and electromagnetic research installations, Georgetown sailed for shakedown at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 21 January 1964. She was reclassified AGTR-2 on 1 April 1964 and began her operational service on 13 April. Assigned to Service

Career
Name:	USS Georgetown
Builder:	New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine
Laid down:	4 May 1945, as SS Robert W. Hart
Launched:	10 July 1945
Acquired:	10 August 1962
Commissioned:	9 November 1963
Decommissioned:	19 December 1969
Renamed:	USS Georgetown (AG-165), 6 March 1963
Reclassified:	AGTR-2, 1 April 1964
Fate:	Scrapped, 1971
General characteristics
Class and type:	Oxford-class technical research ship
Type:	Z-EC2-S-C5
Displacement:	8,345 long tons (8,479 t) light 11,365 long tons (11,547 t) full load
Length:	441 ft 6 in (134.6 m)
Beam:	56 ft 11 in (17.3 m)
Draft:	22 ft 9 in (6.9 m)
Propulsion:	2 × 220 PSI boilers 1 × 3-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engine, 2,500 shp (1,864 kW) 1 × 4-bladed 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) propeller 1 shaft
Speed:	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement:	213
Armament:	4 × .50 caliber machine guns

USS Georgetown (AGTR-2/AG-165), was an Oxford-class technical research ship acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of conducting

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Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day March 30, 2011

Welcome Home Vietam Veterans Day

This coming Wednesday is Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans day. Find a celebration near you and let them know you love them. Do something nice for a veteran you know. They've waited long enough, and they deserve the best you've got! 

Cruise Book

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Stories

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The Fleet

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USS Georgetown AGTR-2

The USS Georgetown AGTR-2 served proudly as a Technical Research Ship(intelligence gathering ship) from1963 to 1969. Former crew members are invited to reminise about thier experiences aboard her.