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AO-96 Tamalpais

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Escambia Class Fleet Oiler:

Laid down, 18 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull under a Maritime Commission contract at Marin Shipbuilding Co., Sausalito, CA.

Launched, 29 October 1944

Acquired by the Navy and Commissioned USS Tamalpais (AO-96), 20 May 1945

Decommissioned, 21 June 1946, at Mobile AL.

Struck from the Naval Register, 8 July 1946

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown), for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet

Reacquired by the Navy and assigned to NTS (Navy Transportation Service) to be operated by a commercial contractor

Reassigned to MSTS, 1 October 1949

Reinstated in the Naval Register, 28 April 1950 and placed in service as USNS Tamalpais (T-AO-96)

Placed out of service, (date unknown)

Struck from the Naval Register, 18 December 1967

Transferred to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA., (date unknown)

Final Disposition, transferred to the US Army during the first half of 1966, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl)
Length 523' 6"
Beam 68'
Draft 30' 10"
Speed 15 kts.
Complement 267
Armament one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3"/50 guns, four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 140,000 barrels
Propulsion turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000shp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	58k	Tamalpais (AO-95) at anchor, Hong Kong, BCC, March 1946		Mel Woodward USS Tamalpais

View the Tamalpais (AO-96)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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