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Patch at left contributed by Mike Smolinski, at right by Paul Gryniewicz

AOG-56 Noxubee

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign: November - Charlie - Bravo - Charlie

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons




Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Combat Action Ribbon (20 Oct. and 9 Sept. 1969)
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Battle "E" Ribbon - American Campaign Medal
Third Row - World War II Victory Medal - Navy Occupation Medal (with Europe Clasp) - National Defense Service Medal
Fourth Row - Vietnam Service Medal (6) - Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Commendation (5) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal


Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker
  • Laid down, 17 November 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull, under a Maritime Commission contract, at Cargill, Inc., Savage, MN.
  • Launched, 3 April 1945
  • Commissioned USS Noxubee (AOG-56), 19 October 1945, at New Orleans, LA., Lt. John Lands, USNR, in command
  • Decommissioned, 6 March 1959, at Green Cove Springs FL
  • Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs
  • Struck from the Naval Register, and transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 1 July 1960
  • Reinstated on the Naval Register in 1965
  • Recommissioned, 10 September 1966, at Norfolk, VA.
  • During the Vietnam War Noxubee participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates
    Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase II
    5 April to 23 May 1967
    Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase V
    1 July to 11 August 1968
    18 September to 25 November 1968
    Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase III
    29 June to 1 August 1967
    Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    23 June to 25 September 1969
    17 to 31 October 1969
    Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase IV
    9 May to 30 June 1968
    Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970
    1 to 13 November 1969
    13 December 1969 to 9 January 1970

  • Decommissioned in 1975
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1975
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal
  • Final Disposition, sold by MARAD for scrapping
  • Noxubee earned six campaign stars for Vietnam War service
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,270 t.(lt) 4,130 t.(fl)
    Length 310' 9"
    Beam 38' 6"
    Draft 15' 8"
    Speed 14 kts.
    Complement 124
    Armament
    four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 2,210 DWT (17,775 barrels)
    Propulsion four 980 hp GE diesel engines, electric drive, twin shafts, 3,300shp

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    Noxubee 127k Noxubee (AOG-56) underway, date and place unknown. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Noxubee 50k Noxubee (AOG-56) underway, date and place unknown. Paul Gryniewicz
    Noxubee 85k Noxubee (AOG-56) at anchor circa 1955, place unknown. Paul Gryniewicz
    Noxubee 36k Noxubee (AOG-56) refueling Wandank (ATA-204), date and place unknown Photo by Eli Blanco
    former crew member Wandank (ATA-204) 1967-68
    Noxubee 76k Noxubee (AOG-56) underway, circa 1973, place unknown Paul Gryniewicz
    Noxubee 70k Noxubee (AOG-56) in port, date and place unknown. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan
    Noxubee 154k Noxubee (AOG-56) underway, circa 1956, place unknown. Paul Gryniewicz
    Courtesy Larry Sullivan

    View the Noxubee (AOG-56)
    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
    Noxubee AOG-56
    Avgas MoGas and Jet Fuel - The Story of the Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker
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