- USS Gallup (PGM-85)
USS "Gallup" (PGM-85/PG-85) was an sclass|Asheville|gunboat acquired by the
U.S. Navy for the task of high speed patrolling in shallow waterways.The second ship to be named "Gallup" was laid down
27 April 1964 by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., Inc.,Tacoma, Washington ; launched15 June 1965 ; sponsored by Mrs. Goodwin Chase; and commissioned22 October 1966 , Lt. William T. Spane, Jr., in command.Pacific Ocean operations
From October
1966 until February1967 , the motorgunboat conducted shakedown operations under Commander Amphibious Group 3 off theU.S. West Coast as far north asJuan de Fuca . On28 March 1967 "Gallup" was reclassified "PG-85". She served as a patrol andsurveillance craft in theU.S. Pacific Fleet .Vietnam War operations
"Gallup" served in
Vietnam while the war continued. Afterwards, she patrolled theTrust Territories of the Pacific .Decommissioning
"Gallup" was decommissioned
31 January 1977 and struck from theNavy List on9 October 1984 . She was eventually scrapped in2007 .References
*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g1/gallup-ii.htm
External links
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/11085.htm NavSource Online: Motor Gunboat / Patrol Gunboat Photo Archive - Gallup (PG 85) - ex-PGM-85]
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