Compass Island (EAG-153) was launched 24 October 1953 as Garden Mariner by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey and sponsored by Mrs. H. A. Smith. Acquired by the Navy 29 March 1956 and commissioned 3 December 1956.
Commissioned: 3 December 1956
Decommissioned: 1 May 1980
ROSTER
Don Hank 1971 to 1973