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USS ''Georgetown'' (AGTR-2/AG-165), was an ''Oxford''-class technical research ship acquired by the U.S. Navy to provide a seaborne platform for global eavesdropping on behalf of the National Security Agency. Her designation as a "technical research" ship was her cover story. ''Georgetown'' was a converted "Liberty-type" cargo ship, was laid down as SS ''Robert W. Hart'' under a Maritime Commission contract on 4 May 1945 by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine; launched 10 July 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Fred W. Woolsey; and delivered under General Agency Agreement from War Shipping Administration (WSA) to Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies Lines, New York, 2 August 1945. == Merchant Navy service == ''Robert W. Hart'' sailed in merchant navy service until entering the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Wilmington, North Carolina, in December 1946. She was chartered by Waterman Steamship Corp., Mobile, Alabama, 31 January 1947 and operated under bareboat charter until 29 October when she entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Jamestown, Virginia. == U.S. Navy service == Acquired by the Navy on 10 August 1962, she was taken to Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, for conversion to a ship capable of accommodating a vast array of electronic gear and a crew of 250 -- most of whom held security clearances that allowed them to work in the spy ship's nerve center. She was renamed USS ''Georgetown'' (AG-165) on 6 March 1963; and commissioned at Norfolk, Virginia, 9 November 1963, Comdr. W. A. Gleason in command. === Atlantic Ocean operations === Equipped with the latest electronic listening devices, ''Georgetown'' sailed for shakedown at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 21 January 1964. She was reclassified ''AGTR-2'' on 1 April 1964 and began her operational service on 13 April. Assigned to Service Squadron 8, she operated in the Caribbean until June, then departed Norfolk, Virginia on 30 June on a four-month deployment along the eastern coast of South America. After completing her intelligence-gathering activities, she returned to Norfolk on 26 October. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Georgetown (AG-165)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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