page_title: USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2)
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy amphibious force command ship USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2) underway on 6 October 1943. Following trial runs in Long Island Sound, Blue Ridge departed New York City (USA) on 8 October 1943, to train in the Chesapeake Bay area out of Norfolk, Virginia (USA). On 1 November 1943, the ship put to sea with two destroyers, bound for the South Pacific.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: USS Blue Ridge underway, 6 October 1943
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