USS Crockett (PG-88)

The second USS Crockett (PGM-88/PG-88) was a Asheville-class gunboat in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War.

Crockett was laid down by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington, and commissioned 24 June 1967.

Homeported in San Diego, Crockett served off the coast of Vietnam as part of Operation Market Time.

Crockett transferred to the Naval Reserve Force on 1 July 1975 and was decommissioned in October 1976. She was then transferred to the Environmental Protection Agency and since has been scrapped.

RV Rachel Carson
Once transferred to the EPA, the vessel was renamed for American environmentalist Rachel Carson. At the time, it was the largest limnological vessel on the Great Lakes, and its initial use was monitoring and analyzing pollution in Lake Erie. At one point it was proposed to be moved to Muskegon, Michigan along with USS Silversides (SS-236).