USS Gallup (PGM-85)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Gallup.

USS Gallup (PGM-85/PG-85) was an Asheville-class gunboat acquired by the United States Navy for the task of high speed patrolling in shallow waterways.

History
United States
Name	USS Gallup
Namesake	Gallup, New Mexico
Builder	Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Laid down	27 April 1964
Launched	15 June 1965
Acquired	21 October 1966
Commissioned	22 October 1966
Decommissioned	31 January 1977
Stricken	9 October 1984
Motto	Have Guns Will Travel
Fate	Scrapped, 2007
General characteristics
Displacement	240 tons (full load)
Length	165 ft (50 m)
Beam	24 ft (7.3 m)
Draught	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion	gas turbine engines
Speed	40 knots
Complement	28
Armament	1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 1 × Bofors 40 mm gun mount 2 × twin .50 caliber machine guns

The third U.S. Navy ship to be named Gallup and the second to be named for Gallup, New Mexico, was laid down 27 April 1964 by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Inc., Tacoma, Washington; launched 15 June 1965; sponsored by Mrs. Goodwin Chase; and commissioned 22 October 1966.

Pacific Ocean operations

From October 1966 until February 1967, the motor gunboat conducted shakedown operations under Commander Amphibious Group 3 off the U.S. West Coast as far north as Juan de Fuca. On 28 March 1967 Gallup was reclassified PG-85. She served as a patrol and surveillance craft in the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Vietnam War operations

Gallup served in Vietnam while the war continued. Afterwards, she patrolled the Trust Territories of the Pacific.

Decommissioning

Gallup was decommissioned 31 January 1977 and struck from the Navy Directory on 9 October 1984. She was eventually scrapped in 2007.

References

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

• NavSource Online: Motor Gunboat / Patrol Gunboat Photo Archive – Gallup (PG 85) – ex-PGM-85