USS Skywatcher information

	USS Skywatcher (AGR-3) underway, date and location unknown.
History
United States
Name	Rafeal R. Rivera
Namesake	Rafeal R. Rivera
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	States Marine Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2337
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$1,169,703
Yard number	78
Way number	6
Laid down	30 November 1944
Launched	16 January 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs.Evelyn Anderson
Completed	30 January 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANFC; ;
Fate	Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, 26 October 1947; Acquired by US Navy, 20 September 1954;
United States
Name	Skywatcher
Commissioned	29 March 1955
Decommissioned	29 March 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Stricken	1 April 1965
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-3 (1956–1958); Hull symbol: AGR-3 (1958–1965);
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 23 December 1970, scrapped, December 1971
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 Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California); 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 Skywatcher (YAGR/AGR-3) was a Guardian-class radar picket ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, acquired by the US Navy in 1954. She was converted into a radar picket ship and assigned to radar picket duty in the North Atlantic Ocean as part of the Distant Early Warning Line.

^ ^a ^b MARCOM.
^ J.A. Panama City 2010.
^ Davies 2004, p. 23.
^ Navsource 2019.

[FOOTNOTEMARCOM-1] MARCOM.

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

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

[FOOTNOTENavsource2019-4] Navsource 2019.

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History
USS Skywatcher (AGR-3) underway, date and location unknown.
United States
Name	Rafeal R. Rivera
Namesake	Rafeal R. Rivera
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	States Marine Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 2337
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida^[2]
Cost	$1,169,703^[1]
Yard number	78
Way number	6
Laid down	30 November 1944
Launched	16 January 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs.Evelyn Anderson
Completed	30 January 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANFC ^[1]
Fate	Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, 26 October 1947 Acquired by US Navy, 20 September 1954
United States
Name	Skywatcher
Commissioned	29 March 1955
Decommissioned	29 March 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Stricken	1 April 1965
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-3 (1956–1958) Hull symbol: AGR-3 (1958–1965)
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 23 December 1970, scrapped, December 1971
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 Joshua Hendy Iron Works, Sunnyvale, California) 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