USS Scanner information

	The U.S. Navy radar picket ship USS Scanner (AGR-5), c. 1965. Scanner was decommissioned on 21 July 1965.
History
United States
Name	Edwin D. Howard
Namesake	Edwin D. Howard
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Alcoa Steamship Co. Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2344
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,004,408
Yard number	85
Way number	1
Laid down	24 January 1945
Launched	27 February 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. J. E. Davidson
Completed	14 March 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANQC; ;
Fate	Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, 21 November 1947; Acquired by US Navy, 10 June 1955;
United States
Name	Scanner
Namesake	One who examines and searches an area by regular sweeps
Commissioned	30 January 1956
Decommissioned	21 July 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia
Stricken	1 September 1965
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-5 (1956–1958); Hull symbol: AGR-5 (1958–1965); Call sign: NOLH; ;
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 4 February 1966; Sold for non-transportation use, 3 October 1974;
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 Scanner (AGR/YAGR-5) was a Guardian-class radar picket ship, converted from a liberty ship, acquired by the United States 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 2017.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

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

[FOOTNOTENavsource2017-3] Navsource 2017.

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

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History
The U.S. Navy radar picket ship USS Scanner (AGR-5), c. 1965. Scanner was decommissioned on 21 July 1965.
United States
Name	Edwin D. Howard
Namesake	Edwin D. Howard
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Alcoa Steamship Co. Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2344
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida^[2]
Cost	$1,004,408^[1]
Yard number	85
Way number	1
Laid down	24 January 1945
Launched	27 February 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. J. E. Davidson
Completed	14 March 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANQC ^[1]
Fate	Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, 21 November 1947 Acquired by US Navy, 10 June 1955
United States
Name	Scanner
Namesake	One who examines and searches an area by regular sweeps
Commissioned	30 January 1956
Decommissioned	21 July 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia
Stricken	1 September 1965
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-5 (1956–1958) Hull symbol: AGR-5 (1958–1965) Call sign: NOLH ^[3]
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 4 February 1966 Sold for non-transportation use, 3 October 1974
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