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{{Short description|Ship used to service fast patrol vessels during WWII and the Vietnam War}}
[[File:USS Hilo (AGP-2) at anchor off Mios Woendi island, Dutch New Guinea, on 8 September 1944 (80-G-258698).jpg|thumb|USS ''Hilo'' (AGP-2) in 1944]]
[[File:Harnett County AGP-821.jpg|thumb|USS ''Harnett County'' (AGP-821) in South Vietnamese waters]]
'''Motor torpedo boat tender''' is a type of ship used by the U.S. Navy during [[Social:World War II|World War II]] and Vietnam War. The motor torpedo boat tender's task was to act as a tender in remote areas for patrol boats (PT-boats) and to provide the necessary fuel and provisions for the torpedo boats she was responsible for. The type finds its root in the [[Engineering:Torpedo boat tender|torpedo boat tender]], developed in the 19th century.

This type of ship was classified as "AGP" and is sometimes called a "patrol craft tender."

== See also ==
*{{USS|Hilo|AGP-2}} example with a description of the functioning of this type of vessel
*{{USS|Cyrene|AGP-13}} upon which comedian Don Rickles served during WWII

== References ==
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[[Category:Ship types]]
[[Category:Auxiliary ships]]



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