USS SKYWATCHER AGR-3

USS SKYWATCHER AGR-3

LIBERTY SHIP: SS RAFAEL R. RIVERA

BUILT BY	J. A. Jones Const. Co., Panama City, FL
KEEL LAID	30 November 1944 (MCE hull 2337)
LAUNCHED	16 January 1945
SPONSORED BY	Mrs. Evelyn Anderson
PLACED IN SERVICE	30 January 1945
RESERVE FLEET	26 October 1947

CONVERTED

20 September 1954 as YAG-43 at Norfolk, VA

COMMISSIONED

29 March 1955 as YAGR-3 at Norfolk, VA

HOMEPORT

8 July 1955, Newport, RI

1 October 1957, Davisville, RI

RECLASSIFIED

28 September 1958 as AGR-3

DECOMMISSIONED

29 March 1965

STATUS

23 December 1970 sold to Pakistan buyers, resold to German buyers and again resold. December 1971 arrived Santander, Germany and scrapped.