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The first USS Pyro (AE–1) was an ammunition ship of the United States Navy, commissioned from 1920 to 1924 and from 1939 to 1946. Primarily operating in the Pacific Ocean , the Pyro was present during the Attack on Pearl Harbor .
USS Pyro (AE-1), the lead ship of the Pyro-class ammunition ships was commissioned 10 August 1920 and decommissioned 10 September 1924. She was later recommissioned 1 July 1939, decommissioned 12 June 1946, and scrapped circa 1950 in California.
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moored at berth F-1, Naval Air Station Dock Swan: AVP-7 Undamaged resting on the Marine Railway dock, in boiler upkeep Hulbert: AVD-6 Undamaged moored berth S-3 at the Submarine Base Thornton: AVD-11 Undamaged moored port side to dock at berth S-1, Submarine Base Pyro: AE-1 Minor damage due to a near-miss from a dive bomber
In early 1994, the USS Pyro (AE-24) was decommissioned, struck from the Naval register in April 1997 and later, was moved to the Suisun Bay, CA, Nest A. In February 2012, Pyro departed San Francisco Bay under tow for scrapping at EMR's Southern Recycling in New Orleans, LA. Her recycling was complete by the end of 2012.
AE1 or AE-1 is a designation that may refer to one of the following: Military ... USS Pyro (AE-1), a ammunition ship of the United States Navy; Other
United States Navy ammunition ships carried gunpowder and other munitions, such as shell and/or cannon ball, to ships in the field. Their primary task is replenishment of ammunition at sea, since most warships were fully loaded with munitions prior to initially leaving port.
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