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AOG-28 Gualala


USS Gualala (AOG-28) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

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

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (1) - World War II Victory Medal

USS Gualala (AOG-28) was sold to Brazil, renamed Rijo (G-20)
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker
  • Laid down, date unknown, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1525) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
  • Launched, 3 June 1944
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 19 August 1944
  • Commissioned USS Gualala (AOG-28), 25 August 1944, LT. Gerald T. Allworth, USCG, in command.
  • During World War II Gualala was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Fleet and participated in the following campaign:
  • Decommissioned, 29 March 1946, at Kaiser Shipyard No. 2, Richmond, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 10 September 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Sold to Brazil, renamed Rijo (G-20)
  • Final Disposition, scrapped in 1970
  • Gualala received one battle star for World War II service
    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 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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    Gualala 42k Ex-Gualala (AOG-28) underway, circa 1948 while in service as the Brazilian oiler Rijo (G-20) underway, circa 1950, location unknown. Robert Hurst
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    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - USS Gualala AOG-28
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