USS Anacapa (AG-49): Q-Ship, United States Navy, Anacapa, Merchant Navy, Flotation, Tank ship, Depth charge, List of United States Navy Ships

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Anacapa (AG-49) was a Q-ship in the United States Navy. She was named for Anacapa, an island near the coast of California.The ship was built in 1919 at Wilmington, Del. She was operated by a number of different owners under a number of different names including Castle Town (1919), Lumbertown (1936) and Coos Bay (1942). Before acquisition by the Navy, she was being operated as a lumber ship by the Coos Bay Lumber Co. She was acquired by the Navy and converted for naval service as a Q-ship and placed in commission as Anacapa (AG-49) on 31 August 1942, Lt. Comdr. A.M. Wright in command.