USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2)

USS Blue Ridge underway, 6 October 1943
History
United States
Name	Blue Ridge
Namesake	Blue Ridge Mountains
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey
Launched	7 March 1943
Acquired	15 March 1943
Commissioned	27 September 1943
Decommissioned	14 March 1947
Stricken	1 January 1960
Honours and awards	2 battle stars Navy Occupation Service Medal China Service Medal Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Badge
Fate	Sold for scrap, 26 August 1960
General characteristics
Class and type	Appalachian-class command ship
Displacement	13,910 long tons (14,133 t)
Length	459 ft 3 in (139.98 m)
Beam	63 ft (19 m)
Draft	24 ft (7.3 m)
Speed	16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph)
Complement	Crew: 36 officers, 442 enlisted Staff: 138 officers, 123 enlisted
Armament	2 × 5"/38 caliber guns 4 × twin 40 mm AA guns

USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2) was an Appalachian-class amphibious force flagship in the United States Navy. She was named for the southeasternmost ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia and North Carolina.