USS Picket (YAGR-7)

	USS Picket (AGR-7), in 1956
History
United States
Name	James F. Harrell
Namesake	James F. Harrell
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Alcoa Steamship Co.Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3138
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$823,358
Yard number	98
Way number	3
Laid down	28 March 1945
Launched	17 May 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Alice Harrell
Completed	11 June 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANZH; ;
Fate	Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 6 October 1945; Acquired by US Navy, 12 July 1955;
United States
Name	Picket
Namesake	A sentinel
Commissioned	8 February 1956
Decommissioned	30 July 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Stricken	1 September 1965
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-7 (1956–1958); Hull symbol: AGR-7 (1958–1965);
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 1 September 1965; Sold for scrapping, 1978;
General characteristics
Class & 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun; Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun; 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,; 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns;
General characteristics (US Navy refit)
Class & 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 Picket (YAGR/AGR-7) 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.

History
USS Picket (AGR-7), in 1956
United States
Name	James F. Harrell
Namesake	James F. Harrell
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Alcoa Steamship Co.Inc.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3138
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$823,358
Yard number	98
Way number	3
Laid down	28 March 1945
Launched	17 May 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Alice Harrell
Completed	11 June 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANZH
Fate	Placed in the, National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 6 October 1945 Acquired by US Navy, 12 July 1955
United States
Name	Picket
Namesake	A sentinel
Commissioned	8 February 1956
Decommissioned	30 July 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia
Stricken	1 September 1965
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-7 (1956–1958) Hull symbol: AGR-7 (1958–1965)
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 1 September 1965 Sold for scrapping, 1978
General characteristics
Class & 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-inch (76 mm)/50-caliber gun Stern-mounted 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber gun 2–8 × single 20-millimeter (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or, 2–8 × 37-millimeter (1.46 in) M1 AA guns
General characteristics (US Navy refit)
Class & 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