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USNS Piscataqua (T-AOG-80)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Hotel - Xray
 NDHX
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - National Defense Service Medal
Bottom Row - Korea Service Medal (3) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Rincon Class Gasoline Tanker
  • Authorized as Taveta a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-BT2) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC 2649)
  • Laid down, 23 May 1945, at Todd Houston Shipbuilding Co., Houston, TX.
  • Launched, 10 September 1945 as Cisne
  • Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 13 December 1945, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
  • Withdrawn from reserve, activated and delivered to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 19 August 1950, at New Orleans, LA.
  • Placed in service as USNS Piscataqua (T-AOG-80)
  • During the Korean War Piscataqua participated in the following campaigns:

    Korean War Campaigns
    Campaign and Dates Campaign and Dates
    UN Summer-Fall Offensive
    10 August to 26 November 1951     		Korean Defense Summer-Fall 1952
    1 to 7 May 1952
    Second Korean Winter
    30 November 1951 to 30 April 1952     		 

  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1974
  • Piscataqua earned three battle stars for Korean War service
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for disposal
  • Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 22 January 1975, to Fuji Marden & Co. Ltd., for $726,800.00 under MARAD contract PD-X-991 dated 16 December 1974. Delivered at Yokohama, 13 February 1975
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,100 t.(lt) 6.047 t.(fl)
    Length 325'
    Beam 48'
    Draft 19'
    Complement unknown
    Armament none
    Propulsion four diesel electric engines, single shaft
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    Piscataqua 60k USNS Piscataqua (T-AOG-80) underway, date and location.
    US Navy photo, courtesy Auke Vissar's Famous T-Tanker Pages    		 Robert Hurst
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    US Navy photo, courtesy Auke Vissar's Famous T-Tanker Pages    		 John Spivey
    USNS Piscataqua (T-AOG-80)
    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Fleet Tankers Association
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Newspaper articles - Fire Aboard Piscataqua
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