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USNS Range Recoverer (T-AG-161)
USNS ''Range Recoverer'' (T-AG-161/T-AGM-2/YFRT-524) was a missile range instrumentation ship responsible for providing radar and/or telemetry track data on missiles launched from American launch sites. She was built during World War II as U.S. Army U.S. Army ''FS-278'', and was acquired by the U.S. Navy in 1960 as miscellaneous auxiliary and was converted into a missile tracking ship. She continued her missile tracking until being placed out of service in 1972, at which time she was reclassified range tender ''YFRT-524'', and eventually sold for scrap in 1974. However, she avoided the scrapyards and served as a fishing vessel until at least 2016. U.S. Army ''FS-278'' was built for the Army in 1944, by the Wheeler Shipbuilding Corp., Whitestone, New York. ''FS-278'' was a Coast Guard-crewed Army vessel commissioned at New York on 25 November 1944 departing New York on 17 December 1944, for the Southwest Pacific where she operated at Peleliu, Palawan, etc. during the war. Command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitestone, New York
Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood proper is located between the East River to the north; College Point and Whitestone Expressway to the west; Flushing and 25th Avenue to the south; and Bayside and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east. Whitestone contains the subsection of Malba, which is bounded to the north by the East River, to the east by the Whitestone Expressway, to the south by 14th Avenue, and to the west by 138th Street. Malba was cited in a ''New York Times'' article as one of the few "elite enclaves" of Queens. Whitestone is located in Queens Community District 7 and its ZIP Code is 11357. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 109th Precinct. Politically, Whitestone is represented by the New York City Council's 19th District. History Whitestone Dutch settlers derived the name of the town from limestone that used to lie on the shore of the river according ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
