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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| ' ' .:.|JJnM ' lllll|lllll!w vl p |||| ||l llllll,llpl,JJ lJp™ Commanding Officer Hi 0 «i Commander Gerard Paul GEBLER, U.S. Navy, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on January 30, 1926. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Maritime Academy in 1945 and his first duty assignment was aboard the USS HARRY F. BAUER (DM-26). Later he served in the USS E-PCER (852) until his assignment to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron ONE. Following a tour with the Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, he was assigned to the USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20) in the Pacific; he returned to the Continental United States as head of the Engineering Department at Officers ' Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island. Following tours with Destroyer Squadrons FOURTEEN and SIXTEEN, Commander GEBLER served aboard the USS OGLETHORPE (AKA-100) as Operations Officer and later was assigned to the office of the Chief of Naval Operations. Before being ordered to GEORGETOWN he served as Executive Officer aboard the USS UVALDE (AKA-88). Commander GEBLER resides with his wife Roseanne in Norfolk, Virginia. They have three children. Lieiilaiuii aodfu jD Islaiij. UeUOM mi ill k acUoo ii from lie c LleiteHH Weuusm