- USS Escatawpa (AOG-27)
USS "Escatawpa" (AOG-27) was a "Mettawee"-class
gasoline tanker acquired by theU.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline towarships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations."Escatawpa" was launched by the
East Coast Shipyard , Inc.,Bayonne, New Jersey , on3 June 1944 and commissioned on18 August 1944 , Lieutenant H. T. Nottage,USCGR , in command.World War II service
She was assigned to the
U.S. Pacific Fleet , operating thereafter in fueling ships and craft on an inter-island circuit in the centralPacific Ocean .Driven aground in a typhoon
A
typhoon drove her aground atKagoshima Kaiwan on17 September 1945 .Post-war decommissioning
She was refloated on
10 October and returned toSan Francisco, California , where she was placed out of commission on20 March 1946 and subsequently transferred to theMaritime Commission for lay up in theNational Defense Reserve Fleet . She was sold for commercial service in April 1947 to aBrazil ian firm. Final disposition: sunk in 1970.Military awards and honors
"Escatawpa’s" crew was eligible for the following medals:
*American Campaign Medal
*Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
*World War II Victory Medal References
See also
*
List of United States Navy ships
*World War II External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/#Anchor-Editoria-14954 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/20/2027.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AOG-27 Escatawpa]
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