USS Georgetown (AGTR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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{I Ship ' s History The USS GEORGETOWN (AGTR-2) began her career as a Liberty Ship during World War . Christened the S. S. ROBERT W. HART, she was launched on July 10, 1945, at the New England Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation, South Portland, Maine. After seeing limited service, the HART was retired to the Reserve Fleet by the Maritime Commission and remained there until being selected by the Navy for conversion to a technical research vessel. The conversion was undertaken in 1962 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and culminated in the ship ' s commissioning on November 9, 1963, at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia. The name GEORGETOWN was selected to honor the twenty-two cities and towns in the United States that bear the name. They are located in the following states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisi- ana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. On April 1, 1964, the original hull number of AG-165 was changed to AGTR-2 and GEORGETOWN became the second of what were to become five ships designated as Miscellaneous Auxiliary Technical Research vessels. Since commissioning USS GEORGETOWN has had four commanding officers. Commander W. A. Gleason, USN, commanded GEORGETOWN from November 9, 1963, to October 25, 1964; Com- mander G. H- Mullahy from October 26, 1964, to December 23, 1965; Commander M. B. Betts, USN, from December 24, 1965 to May 22, 1967; and Commander C. P. Gebler, USN, from May 23, 1967 to the present.

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ACROSS FOUR SEAS The Pacific - Caribbean - Atlantic iVIediterranean Deployment oil : USS GEORGETOWN (AGTR 2) .« Pi 16 OCTOBER 1967 Through 26 MARCH 1968

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