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AOG-26 Chiwaukum



USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

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


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Philippines Liberation Medal

USS Chiwaukum was transferred to Turkey and renamed TNS Akpina
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down (date unknown). as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1523) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
  • Launched, 4 May 1944
  • Commissioned, USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26), 25 July 1944, LT. C. S. Hoag, USCGR, in command
  • During World War II Chiwaukum was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, 31 May 1946
  • Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
  • Transferred to Turkey, 10 May 1948, renamed TNS Akpina
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 845 t.(lt), 2,270 t.(fl)
    Length 220' 6"
    Beam 37'
    Draft 13' 1"
    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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    Chiwaukum 38k Ex-Chiwaukum (AOG-26) underway, circa 1948 while in service as the Turkish oiler TNS Akpina. Robert Hurst
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    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
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The CG History Center
    U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - USS Chiwaukum AOG-26
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