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USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Blue Ridge.
USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2) was an Appalachian-class amphibious force flagship in the United States Navy. She was named for the southeasternmost ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia and North Carolina.
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Name | Blue Ridge |
Namesake | Blue Ridge Mountains |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
Launched | 7 March 1943 |
Acquired | 15 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 27 September 1943 |
Decommissioned | 14 March 1947 |
Stricken | 1 January 1960 |
Honours and awards | |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 26 August 1960 |
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Class and type | Appalachian-class command ship |
Displacement | 13,910 long tons (14,133 t) |
Length | 459 ft 3 in (139.98 m) |
Beam | 63 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
Speed | 16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph) |
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