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AOG-16 Guyandot

USS Guyandot (AOG-16) was transferred to France and renamed RFS Lac Noir

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

Guyandot Class Gasoline Tanker

Built in 1930 as MS Veedol II for Tidewater Oil Co.

Acquired from Tidewater Oil Co. in March 1943

Converted for Naval Service at Brewers Drydock, Staten Island, N.Y.

Commissioned, USS Guyandot (AOG-16), 17 April 1943. LT. Robert R. Crockett, USNR, in command

During World War II Guyandot was assigned to the European Theater

Decommissioned, 12 January 1945, at Bizerte, Algeria

Transferred under terms of the lend-lease program to France, renamed FRS Lac Noir

Sold outright to France, 21 March 1949

Struck from the Naval Register, 28 April 1949

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 1,818 t.
Length 255'
Beam 44'
Draft 16' 8
Speed 8 kts.
Armament

one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount

two 20mm AA gun mounts
Propulsion diesel-electric, single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
RFS Lac Noir
	25k	Ex-Guyandot (AOG-16) underway while in French service as RFS Lac Noir, circa 1947, location unknown.		Robert Hurst

View the Guyandot (AOG-16)
DANFS History entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site

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

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Last Updated 26 January 2007