Name USS Gallup Laid down 27 April 1964 Commissioned 22 October 1966 Construction started 27 April 1964 Length 50 m Draft 2.9 m | Namesake Gallup, New Mexico Acquired 21 October 1966 Decommissioned 31 January 1977 Launched 15 June 1965 Displacement 217,700 kg | |
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Builder Tacoma Boatbuilding Company | ||
USS Gallup (PGM-85/PG-85) was an Asheville-class gunboat acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of high speed patrolling in shallow waterways.
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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 Co., Inc., Tacoma, Washington; launched 15 June 1965; sponsored by Mrs. Goodwin Chase; and commissioned 22 October 1966, Lt. William T. Spane, Jr., in command.
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 List on 9 October 1984. She was eventually scrapped in 2007.