USS Gallup (PGM-85)

USS Gallup (PGM-85/PG-85) was an Asheville-class gunboat acquired by the United States Navy for the task of high speed patrolling in shallow waterways.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Gallup.

History
United States
NameUSS Gallup
NamesakeGallup, New Mexico
BuilderTacoma Boatbuilding Company
Laid down27 April 1964
Launched15 June 1965
Acquired21 October 1966
Commissioned22 October 1966
Decommissioned31 January 1977
Stricken9 October 1984
MottoHave Guns Will Travel
FateScrapped, 2007
General characteristics
Displacement240 tons (full load)
Length165 ft (50 m)
Beam24 ft (7.3 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsiongas turbine engines
Speed40 knots
Complement28
Armament

The third U.S. Navy ship to be named Gallup and the second to be named for Gallup, New Mexico, was laid down 27 April 1964 by Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Inc., Tacoma, Washington; launched 15 June 1965; sponsored by Mrs. Goodwin Chase; and commissioned 22 October 1966.

Pacific Ocean operations

From October 1966 until February 1967, the motor gunboat conducted shakedown operations under Commander Amphibious Group 3 off the U.S. West Coast as far north as Juan de Fuca. On 28 March 1967 Gallup was reclassified PG-85. She served as a patrol and surveillance craft in the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Vietnam War operations

Gallup served in Vietnam while the war continued. Afterwards, she patrolled the Trust Territories of the Pacific.

Decommissioning

Gallup was decommissioned 31 January 1977 and struck from the Navy Directory on 9 October 1984. She was eventually scrapped in 2007.

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