Maury (AGS 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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The USS MAURY was originally commissioned the USS RENATE CAKA-365 in August 1945. 'lhc RENATF1 was built in Providence, Rhode lsiand, ' f h U,S Atlantic Fleet. The RFNATE was converted to a hy- by the Walsh-Kaiser Siipbuilding Company and was attached to the Amphibious Force o t e . , ' ' val Sh' rd b the addition of four large soundboats, a modem drafting room, print shop, and photographic drographic survey ship at the Norfolk Na ipya , y laboratory and helicopter flight deck. On 1 August, 1946 she was recommissioned as the U.S.S. MAURY CAGS- 161. ' ' ' ' 948 f ll in a ear of inactivation, the MAURY began the first Upon recommissioning, the MAURY joined the PacificFleet to survey Truk Atoll. ln 1 , o ow g y f 'lh' tion continued until 1952 when a new series of special survey projects were begun. In Septem- of several deployments to the Persian Gul . is opera c ' ' ' rt ' ce World War II when she paid a good will visit to the Black Sea port of ber 1959, MAURY became the first U.S. Navy ship to enter a Russian po sm Odessa. In February 1960 the ship's homeport was moved from New York to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, from which the present series of oceanographic sur- ' ' ' ak vey operations in the South East Asia area have been undert en. 'W' 9 ' Ill! :I