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AOG-42 Towaliga

USS Towaliga (AOG-42) was transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan)

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - China Service Medal (extended) - American Campaign Medal
Bottom Row - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp)

Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:

Laid down, 29 September 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC 2068) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.

Launched, 29 October 1944

Commissioned USS Towaliga (AOG-42), 14 December 1944

Decommissioned, 10 May 1947 and transferred to the Republic of China under the lend-lease program

Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1948

Final Disposition, fate unknown

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 guns, three single 20mm gun mounts
Cargo 1,228 DWT
Propulsion diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
	44k	Towaliga (AOG-42) moored to a buoy with pierside, date and place unknown.		Jack A.Schark

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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