USS SEARCHER AGR-4

USS SEARCHER AGR-4

LIBERTY SHIP: SS JAMES W. WHEELER

BUILT BY	J.A. Jones Const. Co., Panama City, FL
KEEL LAID	11 December 1944 (MCE hull 2338)
LAUNCHED	23 January 1945
SPONSORED BY	Mrs. R.D. Turnage
PLACED IN SERVICE	5 February 1945
RESERVE FLEET	October 1947

CONVERSION

14 September 1954 as YAG-44 at Charleston, SC

COMMISSIONED

2 April 1955 as YAGR-4 at Charleston, SC

HOMEPORT

16 May 1955, Newport, RI

1 October 1957, Davisville, RI

RECLASSIFIED

28 September 1958 as AGR-4

DECOMMISSIONED

1 July 1965

STATUS

Scrapped 7 August 1970