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USS Vigil (YAGR-12)

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Especially designed for the transport of Tanks and Boxed Airplanes the Z-EC-S-C5 type had the same hull-form as the EC2-S-C1 type but with large hatches and heavier loading gear. Typical for this type is the arrangement of two pairs of kingposts each on the forecastle and poop contrary to the two single kingposts on the forecastle and one kingpost on the poop with the EC2-S-C1 basic design. All vessels remained under US Flag and Registry after WWII and were laid up.
United States Maritime Commission 1936 thru 1950

John Spivey

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Outpost (YAGR-10) and Vigil (YAGR-12) conversion to radar station ships are almost complete, 13 October 1956, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.

Mike Green

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USS Vigil (YAGR-12) underway, 2 April 1957, off the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
US Navy photo from DANFS.

US Naval Historical Center

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USS Vigil (YAGR-12) underway, 2 April 1957, off the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
US Navy photo

Ed Zajkowski

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USS Vigil (YAGR-12) off Newport, Rhode Island, 22 June 1957.
US Navy photo # NH 66860, Courtesy of the Mariners Museum, Newport News, Virginia. Ted Stone Collection.

US Naval Historical Center

USS Vigil (AGR-12)

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USS Vigil (AGR-12) underway, date and location unknown.

Bill Bossert USS Tracer

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USS Vigil (AGR-12) underway, date and location unknown.

Robert M. Cieri

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Ex-USS Vigil (AGR-12) laid up in the Hudson River National Defense Reserve Fleet, date unknown

Russ Padden and Tim Rizzuto

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Left to right: Ex-USS Investigator (AGR-9), ex-USS Skywatcher (AGR-3)and ex-**USS Vigil (AGR-12)**laid up in the Hudson River National Defense Reserve Fleet, date unknown

Russ Padden and Tim Rizzuto