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USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is a Banner-class environmental research ship, placed into service during World War II, then converted to a spy ship in 1967 by the United States Navy. She gathered intelligence and oceanographic information, monitoring electronic and radio signals from North Korea.
- 20-23 January 1968
- Sea of Japan
Jul 20, 2010 · On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a Navy intelligence vessel, is engaged in a routine surveillance of the North Korean coast when it is intercepted by North Korean patrol boats.
- Missy Sullivan
Sep 15, 2023 · The Pueblo was never decommissioned and remains the second-oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy, according to the Naval History and Heritage Command. It is now open near The Victorious ...
Transferred to the Navy on 12 April 1966, she was renamed USS Pueblo and was classified as a light cargo ship (AKL-44). After conversion at Puget Sound, she was reclassified to AGER-2 (...
Dec 22, 2022 · By 1967, the USS Pueblo had completed shakedown training and was ready to embark on her maiden spy mission. Leaving port on January 5, 1968, the ship was tasked with gathering intelligence on North Korea and the Soviet Navy.
Sep 6, 2024 · Pueblo Incident, capture of the USS ‘Pueblo,’ a Navy intelligence ship, and its 83 crewmen by North Korean patrol boats off the coast of North Korea on January 23, 1968. The United States, maintaining that the ‘Pueblo’ had been in international waters, began a military buildup in the area.
Jan 23, 2018 · The USS Pueblo is moored in Pyongyang, North Korea, and is open to the public as a museum. It was never decommissioned and is the only U.S. naval vessel in captivity.
