USS Interceptor information

	USS Interceptor (YAGR-8), ex-Edward W. Burton, moored pierside at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C., c. 1955-56.
History
United States
Name	Edward W. Burton
Namesake	Edward W. Burton
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	R.A.Nichol & Co.Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3147
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$850.797
Yard number	107
Way number	4
Laid down	10 July 1945
Launched	12 September 1945
Sponsored by	Miss Juanita M. Kaylor
Completed	28 September 1945
Identification	Call sign: AOHR; ;
Fate	Acquired by US Navy, 28 June 1955
United States
Name	Interceptor
Namesake	One who intercepts
Commissioned	15 February 1956
Decommissioned	5 July 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Stricken	1 September 1965
Homeport	San Francisco, California
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-8 (1956–1958); Hull symbol: AGR-8 (1958–1978);
Fate	Scrapped, 16 February 1978
General characteristics
Class and type	Liberty ship; type EC2-S-C5, boxed aircraft transport;
Tonnage	10,600 LT DWT; 7,200 GRT;
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light); 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max);
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa; 416 feet (127 m) pp; 427 feet (130 m) lwl;
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin); 1 × screw propeller;
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM; 21–40 USNAG;
Armament	Varied 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)
Class and type	Guardian-class radar 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 water ballast);
Complement	13 officers; 138 enlisted;
Armament	2 × 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber guns

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.

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ Navsource 2015.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

[FOOTNOTEJ.A._Panama_City2010-2] J.A. Panama City 2010.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-3] Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTENavsource2015-4] Navsource 2015.

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History
USS Interceptor (YAGR-8), ex-Edward W. Burton, moored pierside at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C., c. 1955-56.
United States
Name	Edward W. Burton
Namesake	Edward W. Burton
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	R.A.Nichol & Co.Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3147
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida^[2]
Cost	$850.797^[1]
Yard number	107
Way number	4
Laid down	10 July 1945
Launched	12 September 1945
Sponsored by	Miss Juanita M. Kaylor
Completed	28 September 1945
Identification	Call sign: AOHR ^[1]
Fate	Acquired by US Navy, 28 June 1955
United States
Name	Interceptor
Namesake	One who intercepts
Commissioned	15 February 1956
Decommissioned	5 July 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Stricken	1 September 1965
Homeport	San Francisco, California
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-8 (1956–1958) Hull symbol: AGR-8 (1958–1978)
Fate	Scrapped, 16 February 1978
General characteristics ^[3]
Class and type	Liberty ship type EC2-S-C5, boxed aircraft transport
Tonnage	10,600 LT DWT 7,200 GRT
Displacement	3,380 long tons (3,434 t) (light) 14,245 long tons (14,474 t) (max)
Length	441 feet 6 inches (135 m) oa 416 feet (127 m) pp 427 feet (130 m) lwl
Beam	57 feet (17 m)
Draft	27 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	1 × triple-expansion steam engine, (manufactured by Filer and Stowell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 1 × screw propeller
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	490,000 cubic feet (13,875 m³) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied 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 type	Guardian-class radar 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 water ballast)
Complement	13 officers 138 enlisted
Armament	2 × 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber guns