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USS Grand Rapids (PG-98)
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The second USS Grand Rapids (PGM-98/PG-98) was a in the United States Navy
during the Vietnam War
.
Grand Rapids was laid down by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
, Tacoma, Washington
, and commissioned 5 September 1970.
Grand Rapids was homeported in San Diego and later Naples, Italy,
Grand Rapids was decommissioned on 1 October 1977 and transferred to the Naval Sea Systems Command
where she was renamed Research Vessel Athena II.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
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Grand Rapids was laid down by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company
Tacoma Boatbuilding Company was a corporation established in 1926, built many boats during World War II. Some of the boats constructed include: USCGC Harriet Lane, USNS Audacious, USNS Indomitable, USS Ready and others....
, Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
, and commissioned 5 September 1970.
Grand Rapids was homeported in San Diego and later Naples, Italy,
Grand Rapids was decommissioned on 1 October 1977 and transferred to the Naval Sea Systems Command
Naval Sea Systems Command
The Naval Sea Systems Command is the largest of the U.S. Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel organizations...
where she was renamed Research Vessel Athena II.