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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 .
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.
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. USS Pyro (AE-24), a Nitro-class ammunition ship was commissioned 24 July 1959, decommissioned 31 May ...
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Targets: 1:USS California 2:USS Maryland 3:USS Oklahoma 4:USS Tennessee 5:USS West Virginia 6:USS Arizona 7:USS Nevada 8:USS Pennsylvania 9:Ford Island NAS 10:Hickam field Ignored: A:Oil storage tanks B:CINCPAC headquarters building C:Submarine base D:Navy Yard
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.
USS Pyro a Nitro-class ammunition ship was repaired. USS Monssen (DD-436)repaired on 31 March 1942; USS Safeguard was repaired. USS Spectacle (AM-305) was repaired after kamikaze attack on 22 May 1945. ARD-1 was taken to a forward Naval base at Kerama Retto, Okinawa Island to repair the many ships damaged by kamikaze attacks. ARD-1 made many ...