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AOG-33 Ochlockonee


USS Ochlockonee (AOG-33) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
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
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, 18 October 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1530), at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
  • Launched, 19 November 1944
  • Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 18 December 1944
  • Commissioned USS Ochlockonee (AOG-33), 29 December 1944, LT. Arthur W. Walker, USCG, in command
  • Decommissioned, 14 January 1946, at San Pedro, CA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 7 February 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission in June 1947, for disposal
  • Sold by the Maritime Commission for commercial service. Owned by various companies including Texaco Oil Company which renamed her Texaco No. 10, later renamed Vincent Tibbetts until laid up in 2001
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a deep water artificial reef, 5 September 2002, off the New Jersey coast
    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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    Ochlockonee 32k Ex-Ochlockonee (AOG-33) under tow while in commercial service as Vincent Tibbetts, date and location unknown. Rich Galiano
    Ochlockonee 34k Stern view of Ex-Ochlockonee (AOG-33) in commercial service as Vincent Tibbetts, date and location unknown. Rich Galiano
    Ochlockonee 26k Ex-Ochlockonee (AOG-33), ex-Vincent Tibbetts ready for sinking as part of a deep water artificial reef off the coast of New Jersey, 5 September 2002. Rich Galiano
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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
    New Jersey Scuba Diver - Deep Water Artificial Reef
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