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AOG-66 Nanticoke


USS Nanticoke was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II

USS Nanticoke was transferred to Argentina and named ARA Punta Delgata (B-16)
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, 16 January 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2626), at St Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Launched, 7 May 1945
  • Commissioned USS Nanticoke (AOG-66), 1 September 1945, with a Coast Guard crew
  • Decommissioned, 23 January 1946, at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission (date unknown) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
  • Sold for commercial service (date unknown) to American Petroleum Transport Corp., renamed Sugarland
  • Resold to the government of Argentina in 1946, renamed ARA Punta Delgata (B-16)
  • Final Disposition, disposed of by the Argentine Navy in 1984, 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 single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    three single 20mm A gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 30,000bbls
    Propulsion Propulsion, diesel direct drive, single propeller, 1,700shp
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    Nanticoke 12k ex Nanticoke (AOG-66) in Argentine service as ARA Punta Delgata (B-16) underway in Antarctica, date unknown Armada Argentina web site
    Nanticoke 35k ARA Punta Delgata (B-16), date unknown Robert Hurst
    View the Nanticoke (AOG-66)
    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 Nanticoke AOG-66
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