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AO-97 Allagash

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

World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Cuba)
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
  • Laid down, 26 October 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2559) at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.
  • Launched, 14 April 1945
  • Commissioned USS Allagash (AO-97), 21 August 1945, LCDR. Howard C. Plummer, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 21 December 1970, at Boston, MA.
  • Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration, 13 November 1971, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 June 1973
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 22 March 1976, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,400 t.(fl)
    Length 553'
    Beam 75'
    Draft 32' 4"
    Speed 18.3 kts.
    Complement 304
    Armament
    one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
    Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp
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    Allagash 98k Allagash (AO-97) in the Mediterranean Sea alongside Chewaucan (AOG-50), 19 May 1953 Photo by Larry Bohn
    Allagash 136k Allagash (AO-97) refueling Albany (CA-123) and Leyte (CV-32), date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo.    		 Robert Carey
    Allagash 124k Allagash (AO-97) refueling Essex (CV-9) and an unidentified destroyer, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, April 1959.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Allagash 103k Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Donald J Holland SKC, USN Retired
    USS Allagash September 1961to February 1963
    Allagash 113k Allagash (AO-97) at South Boston Naval Annex in September 1962. ©Richard Leonhardt
    Allagash 80k Allagash (AO-97) refueling Koelsch (DE-1049) , during Operation Squeezeplay V, 14 June 1970. ©Richard Leonhardt
    Allagash 88k Allagash (AO-97) refueling McCloy (DE-1038) during Operation Squeezeplay V, 14 June 1970. ©Richard Leonhardt
    Allagash 69k Allagash (AO-97) at anchor, date and place unknown. Capt. Jerry Mason, USN
    Allagash 68k Allagash (AO-97) at East Boston in August 1961. ©Richard Leonhardt
    Allagash 86k Allagash (AO-97) at Naval Station Guantanemo Bay, Cuba, circa 1957-59 Photo by Leslie Levins SM2 USS Lester
    Allagash 71k Allagash (AO-97) Officers Motor Boat tying up at a small boat landing, date and place unknown. Bob Hall USS Tidewater courtesy Al Murray USS Tidewater
    Allagash 78k Allagash (AO-97) underway in the Mediterranean, during an underway replenishment of Chilton (APA-38), circa 1966-67. Warren Polenesky USS San Marcos
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