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U.S.S. BLUE RIDGE

(AGC-2)


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AGC-2 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1943-Launch Date: 7 MAR 1943
SEP1943-Commissioned: 27 SEP 1943
MAR1947-Decommissioned: 14 MAR 1947
FEB1971-Shellback Initiation - 26 FEB 1971 - Pacific Ocean
MAY1986-Shellback Initiation - 6 MAY 1986 - Pacific Ocean

AGC-2 General Specifications

Class: Appalachian-class Amphibious Command Ship

Complement: 36 Officers and 442 Enlisted

Displacement: 13910 tons

Length: 459 feet 3 inches

Beam: 63 feet

Draft: 24 feet

Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 26 August 1960