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AF-20 Pontiac

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - Zulu - Oscar
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Europe-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Pontiac Class Stores Ship:
  • Built in 1937 at Nakskov Skibs. A/C, Nakskov, Denmark
  • Operated as Australian Reefer by J. Lauretzen, Esbjerg, Denmark
  • Taken over by the US Maritime Commission, during the summer of 1941
  • Renamed Pontiac and operated by US Lines
  • Acquired by the Navy, 11 May 1942
  • Commissioned USS Pontiac (AF-20), 12 May 1942
  • Lost due to sinking off MacNab Island, 30 January 1945
  • Raised, 17 February 1945
  • Decommissioned, 20 May 1945, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Returned to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 20 May 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 2 June 1945
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 5,410 t.(fl)
    Length 447' 10"
    Beam 60'
    Draft 18 11"
    Speed 15.5 kts.
    Complement 166
    Armament
    two single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    two twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Propulsion system unknown
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    Pontiac 47k Pontiac (AF-20) underway, 9 June 1942, place unknown. She is painted in camouflage scheme 12(modified).
    US Navy photo    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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