USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2)
USS Blue Ridge underway, 6 October 1943 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| 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 & awards | |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 26 August 1960 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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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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.