USS Locator information

	USS Locator (AGR-6), under way, date and location unknown.
History
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
Cost	$1,030,726
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	Call sign: ANTC; ;
Fate	Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, 8 October 1947; Acquired by US Navy, 10 June 1955;
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	Hull symbol: YAGR-6 (1956–1958); Hull symbol: AGR-6 (1958–1965); Call sign: NZRW; ;
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York, 1 September 1965; Sold for scrapping, 4 January 1975;
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio); 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 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.

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
^ ^a ^b Navsource 2016.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

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

[FOOTNOTENavsource2016-3] Navsource 2016.

[FOOTNOTEDavies200423-4] Davies 2004, p. 23.

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History
USS Locator (AGR-6), under way, date and location unknown.
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	Call sign: ANTC ^[1]
Fate	Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, 8 October 1947 Acquired by US Navy, 10 June 1955
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	Hull symbol: YAGR-6 (1956–1958) Hull symbol: AGR-6 (1958–1965) Call sign: NZRW ^[3]
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Hudson River Reserve Fleet, Jones Point, New York, 1 September 1965 Sold for scrapping, 4 January 1975
General characteristics ^[4]
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 General Machinery Corp., Hamilton, Ohio) 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)^[3]
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