- USS Yacona (AOG-45)
USS "Yacona" (AOG-45) was a "Mettawee"-class
gasoline tanker acquired by theU.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.The second ship to be named "Yacona" by the Navy, "AOG-45" was laid down under a
Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2071) on23 November 1944 atBayonne, New Jersey , by theEast Coast Shipyard , Inc.; launched on14 January 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs. Amy Gilhardt; and commissioned on7 February 1945 , Lt. Richard A. Urquhart,USNR , in command.World War II service
Following shakedown in
Chesapeake Bay , "Yacona" sailed forMiami, Florida , on19 April . On the 25th, she departed for temporary duty at the Naval Training Station at Miami and operated out of there on training duties into the fall of 1945. A three-day port visit toHavana, Cuba , from31 July to3 August , punctuated her duty inFlorida 's coastal waters.Post-war activity
"Yacona" departed Miami on
4 November , bound forHampton Roads, Virginia ; and was decommissioned atNorfolk, Virginia , on20 December 1945 .Decommissioning
Struck from the
Navy list on8 January 1946 , thegasoline tanker was delivered to theWar Shipping Administration ,Maritime Commission , on25 July 1946 . Acquired by theGulf Oil Co., ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania , in 1947, "Yacona" served this petroleum concern until late in 1976, when she was purchased by the Sociedad Campania de Navegacion Dormar, Ltd. She served under theColombia n flag, homeported at Isla deSan Andres, Colombia , carrying oil to vessels in Colombia's lakes, bays, and sounds. Final disposition: fate unknown.References
See also
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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/09/20/2045.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AOG-45 Yacona]
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