USS Cowanesque (AO-79)

USS Cowanesque (AO-79)

The USS Cowanesque (AO-79) was originally named the SS Fort Duquesne, a type T2 tanker. The ship was built at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Chester, PA as hull number 315 and USMC number 308 in 1943. The U.S. Navy took control of it the same year.

The ship was struck by Japanese Kamikaze attack on January 2, 1945. Ship was damaged, but not sunk due to fact that the bombs on board the Japanese plane did not explode upon impact. Destroyed aircraft was pushed overboard and the ship carried out its mission, supporting the invasion of Luzon days later.

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