USS Cyrene

The USS Cyrene (AGP-13) was a motor torpedo boat tender for the United States Navy.

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Motor torpedo boat tender - United States Navy

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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, DE.; Launched, 8 February 1944; Acquired by the Navy, 28 April 1944; Commission USS Cyrene (AGP-13), 27 September 1944; Decommissioned, struck from the Naval Register, and transferred to the Maritime Commission, 2 July 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; Final disposition, fate unknown.

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Don Rickles, actor and comedian, served as S1/c aboard the Cyrene until 1946 when he was honorably discharged.

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Don Rickles - S1/c

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