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AOG-64 Klickitat


Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Charlie - Mike

USS Klickitat (AOG-64) was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

USS Klickitat (AOG-64) was acquired by Argentina, renamed ARA Punta Loyola
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Klickitat Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC 2624) at St. Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Launched, 24 March 1945
  • Commissioned USS Klickitat (AOG-64), 14 July 1945, LT. M. J. Seibert, USCG, in command
  • Decommissioned, 23 January 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 24 January 1945, for disposal
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 7 February 1946
  • Sold for commercial service (date unknown), renamed MV Captain
  • Wrecked in 1948 and rebuilt
  • Acquired by Argentina in 1949, renamed ARA Punta Loyola
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,980 t.(lt) 5,970 t.(fl)
    Length 325' 4"
    Beam 48' 2"
    Draft 19'
    Speed 11 kts.
    Complement 80
    Armament
    one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    three single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 30,000bbls
    Propulsion diesel, single propeller, 1,700shp
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    Patapsco 42k Ex-Klickitat (AOG-64) underway as the Argentine Navy oiler ARA Punta Loyola, circa 1954, location unknown
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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
    US Coast Guard Historian's Office - USS Klickitat, AOG-64
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