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USNS Petaluma (T-AOG-79)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Hotel - Romeo
 NDHR
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Second Row - Korea Service Medal (1) - United Nations Korea Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

USNS Petaluma (T-AOG-79) was transferred to South Korea and renamed ROKS Jinyang (AOE-56)
Rincon Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, 3 May 1945 as MT Tavispan as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-BT2) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC 2647) at Todd Shipyards Inc, Houston TX.
  • Launched, 9 August 1945, as MT Raccoon Bend
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 28 November 1945
  • Laid up by the Maritime Commission at Todd Shipyards, Houston Inc., Houston, TX. in April 1946
  • Acquired by the US Navy 14 August 1950
  • Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 18 August 1950
  • Placed in service as USNS Petaluma (T-AOG-79); 11 September 1950
  • During the Korean War USNS Petaluma (T-AOG-79) participated in the following campaign:

    Korean War Campaign
    Campaign and Dates
    Second Korean Winter, 3 January to 10 March 1952
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Transferred, leased to South Korea, 2 February 1982, under terms of the Security Assistance Program; Renamed ROKS Jinyang (AOE-56)
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 29 August 1997
  • USNS Petaluma earned one battle star for Korean War service
  • Final Disposition, sold under the Security Assistance Program, 13 April 2000, for overseas scrapping
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,100 t.(lt) 6.047 t.(fl)
    Length 325'
    Beam 48'
    Draft 19'
    Speed 10kts
    Compliment 28
    Armament none
    Propulsion
    four GE Diesel electric engines
    twin shafts, 3,300hp
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    Petaluma 176k USNS Petaluma (T-AOG-79) moored pierside, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from "MSC Sealift Magazine"    		 Carl R Friberg Jr
    Petaluma 64k USNS Petaluma (T-AOG-79) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo from 1966/67 edition of "Jane's Fighting Ships".    		 Robert Hurst
    USNS Petaluma (T-AOG-79)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Fleet Tankers Association
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
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