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USS Patapsco (AOG-1)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Echo - Bravo
 NAEB
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Korea Service Medal (1) - Vietnam Service Medal (7) - Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry)
Fourth Row - United Nations Korea Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, 25 May 1942, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull, under a Maritime Commission contract at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, WA.
  • Launched, 18 August 1942
  • Commissioned USS Patapsco (AOG-1), 4 February 1943, LT. A. J. Church in command
  • During World War II USS Patapsco was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the:
    Asiatic-Pacific Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Consolidation of Solomon Islands, 1943 to 1945
  • Decommissioned, 29 May 1946, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Texas Group, Orange
  • Recommissioned, 19 October 1950
  • During the Korean War USS Patapsco participated in the campaign:
    Korean War Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Second Korean Winter, 30 April 1952
  • Decommissioned, 29 June 1955, at Astoria, OR.
  • Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Columbia River Group
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960
  • Reinstated in the Naval Register in 1965
  • Recommissioned, 18 June 1966
  • During the Vietnam War USS Patapsco participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase II
    24 January to 18 February 1967     		Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase VI
    11 December 1968 to 22 February 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase III
    22 October to 27 December 1967
    27 to 29 January 1967     		Tet69/Counteroffensive
    23 February to 15 March 1969
    2 April to 3 May 1969
    9 May to 8 June 1969
    Tet Counteroffensive
    30 January to 1 April 1968     		Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    9 to 25 June 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive - Phase IV 2 April 1968 .

  • Decommissioned, (date unknown)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1974
  • Custody transferred to MARAD
  • Final Disposition, sold by MARAD, 1 November 1979, converted into the fishing trawler Arctic Storm
  • USS Patapsco received one battle star for her World War II service, one battle star Korean War service and seven campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,850 t.(lt) 4,130 t.(fl)
    Length 310' 9"
    Beam 48' 6"
    Draft 15' 8"
    Speed 15.5 kts.
    Complement 131
    Armament
    four 3"/50 dual purpose guns
    twelve single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo 2,210 DWT
    Propulsion four GE diesel electric engines, twin shafts, 3,300hp
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    Patapsco 25k Patapsco (AOG-1) underway, date and place unknown. Hyperwar US Navy in WWII
    Patapsco 86k Caption for this photo reads "The fleet oiler Patapsco does not look much like a carrier, but the 112 men aboard are starting to feel like they're aboard one. For the last six months the ship has been launching pilotless drones for U.N. ships in the war zone to sharpen they're shooting eyes on."
    US Navy photo.    		 Contributed by Jon Stacy, source Honolulu Star-Bulletin, from November 25, 1952.
    Patapsco 87k USS Patapsco (AOG-1) underway, at sea off Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii. circa 1966-1969. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Patapsco 96k USS Patapsco (AOG-1) underway, date and location unknown. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
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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
    Avgas Mogas & Jet Fuel - The Story of the Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker
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