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AOG-36 Ontonagon

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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 Ontonagon (AOG-36) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, 10 May 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC-1799), at East Coast Shipyard Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
  • Launched, 14 June 1944
  • Commissioned USS Ontonagon (AOG-36), 21 September 1944, LT. Ralph S. Logan, USCGR, in command
  • During World War II Ontonagon was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign:
  • Decommissioned, 27 February 1946, at Mangle, P.I
  • Custody transferred to the US Army Transportation Service (USATS)
  • Commissioned USAT Ontonagon
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 21 September 1946
  • Decommissioned by USATS and returned to Naval custody, 1 July 1950
  • Assigned to the Military Sea Transportaiton Service (MSTS)
  • Placed in service as USNS Ontonagon (T-AOG-36) in 1952
  • Placed out of service in June 1954
  • Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
  • Placed in service by MSTS, 26 April 1956
  • Placed out of service, 25 September 1956
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 13 November 1957
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Ontonagon received one battle star for service in WWII
    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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    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 - USS Ontonagon AOG-36
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