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AOG-24 Sheepscot

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS Sheepscot (AOG-24) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, as Androscoggin, a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2629), 15 December 1943, at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
  • Launched, 9 April 1944
  • Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission, 13 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS Sheepscot (AOG-24), 27 June 1944, LT. George A. Wagner, USCGR, in command
  • Final Disposition, ran aground and capsized off Iwo Jima, 6 June 1945, hulk was scrapped
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 November 1965
    Specifications:
    Displacement 846 t.(lt), 2,270 t.(fl)
    Length 220' 6"
    Beam 37'
    Draft 17'
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement 62
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    three single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 1,228 DWT
    Propulsion diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp
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    Sheepscot 88k Sheepscot (AOG-24) underway, August 1944, location unknown. Sheepscot is painted camouflage scheme 32/8AO.
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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
    U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - Sheepscot (AOG-24)
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