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AOG-68 Peconic


USS Peconic was manned by the US Coast Guard
Klickitat Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, 31 January 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 2628), at St Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
  • Launched, 14 May 1945
  • Commissioned USS Peconic (AOG-68), 29 September 1945, with a Coast Guard crew
  • Decommissioned, 4 January 1946, at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 21 January 1947
  • Custody transferred to the Maritime Commission, for disposal
  • Leased for commercial service to Maritime Transport Lines Inc. in 1946, renamed M/V Voshell
  • Turned over to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) , 4 April 1948, named reverted to USNT Peconic (AOG-68) operated under contract
  • Custody assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 October 1949, redesignated USNS Peconic (T-AOG-68)
  • Reinstated in the Naval Register, 28 April 1950
  • Placed out of service, struck from the Naval Register and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 12 November 1957, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,980 t.(lt) 2,270 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 Propulsion, direct drive diesel, single propeller, 1,700shp
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