USS Guardian (YAGR-1)

	USS Guardian (AGR-1), moored pierside, Boston, July 1960.
History
United States
Name	James G. Squires
Namesake	James G. Squires
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Waterman Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3137
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$857,562
Yard number	97
Way number	5
Laid down	20 March 1945
Launched	8 May 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Elisa Broome
Completed	31 May 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANZI; ;
Fate	Placed in the, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 5 October 1945; Acquired by US Navy, 1954;
United States
Name	Guardian
Namesake	One who guards or protects
Commissioned	1 February 1955
Decommissioned	28 July 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Homeport	Newport, Rhode Island
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-1 (1956–1958); Hull symbol: AGR-1 (1958–1970);
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet; Sold for scrapping, 23 November 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 21 December 1970, scrapped, September 1971;
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 Guardian (AGR/YAGR-1) was a Guardian-class radar picket ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, acquired by the US Navy in 1954. Her task was to act as part of the radar defenses of the United States in the Cold War, serving until 1965.

History
USS Guardian (AGR-1), moored pierside, Boston, July 1960.
United States
Name	James G. Squires
Namesake	James G. Squires
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Waterman Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C5) hull, MC hull 3137
Builder	J.A. Jones Construction, Panama City, Florida
Cost	$857,562
Yard number	97
Way number	5
Laid down	20 March 1945
Launched	8 May 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Elisa Broome
Completed	31 May 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANZI
Fate	Placed in the, James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, 5 October 1945 Acquired by US Navy, 1954
United States
Name	Guardian
Namesake	One who guards or protects
Commissioned	1 February 1955
Decommissioned	28 July 1965
Reclassified	Guardian-class radar picket ship
Refit	Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Homeport	Newport, Rhode Island
Identification	Hull symbol: YAGR-1 (1956–1958) Hull symbol: AGR-1 (1958–1970)
Fate	Placed in National Defense Reserve Fleet Sold for scrapping, 23 November 1970, withdrawn from fleet, 21 December 1970, scrapped, September 1971
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