USS Cyrene (AGP-13) was a motor torpedo boat tender for the United States Navy. She was laid down as Cape Farewell, [note 1] a Maritime Commission type (C1-A) hull under a Maritime Commission contract, at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington, Delaware. Cyrene served in the Pacific from New Guinea to the Philippines from December 1944 to December 1945.

USS Cyrene (AGP-13) lifts an unidentified PT boat aboard for major hull repair, date and location unknown. US Navy History and Heritage Command photo # 19-N-78877 a US Navy Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US National Archives from "At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy" by Captain Robert J. Bulkley, Jr. USNR ...

Apr 14, 2014 · Cyrene (AGP-13) was launched 8 February 1944 as Cape Farewell by Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington, Del., under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. G. L. Coppage; acquired by the...

USS Cyrene (AGP-13) was a motor torpedo boat tender for the United States Navy. She was laid down as Cape Farewell, a Maritime Commission type (C1-A) hull under a Maritime Commission contract, at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington, Delaware.

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Mar 21, 1998 · AGP-13 USS Cyrene. Acontius class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender: Displacement: 11,100 tons (full load) Length: 412' Beam: 60' Draft: 24' Speed: 14 knots (normal cruise) Armament: 1 5"/38 DP; 4x2 40mm; 12 20mm Complement: Geared turbine engines, single screw; 4,400 h.p. Built at ___ and commissioned 1944 Additional Links:

Cyrene (AGP-13) was launched 8 February 1944 as Cape Farewell by Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington Del., under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. G. L. Coppage; acquired by the Navy 28 April 1944; and commissioned 27 September 1944, Commander F. A. Munroe, Jr., USNR, in command.

Motor torpedo boat tender is a type of ship used by the U.S. Navy during World War II and Vietnam War. The motor torpedo boat tender's task was to act as a tender in remote areas for patrol boats (PT-boats) and to provide the necessary fuel and provisions for the torpedo boats she was responsible for.

USS Cyrene (AGP-13) Underway in the Hampton Roads area, Virginia, 9 October 1944. Photographed from an aircraft based at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 12F. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Catalog #: NH 104058

USS "Cyrene" (AGP-13) was a motor torpedo boat tender for the United States Navy. She was laid down as "Cape Farewell", a Maritime Commission type (C1-A) hull under a Maritime Commission contract, at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington, Delaware.