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International Radio Call Signs, |
USS Kennebec (AO-36) Assigned in WWII International Radio Call Sign: Nan - Item, - George - Uncle NIGU |
USS Kennebec (AO-36) Assigned in 1961 Radio Call Sign: November - Bravo - Kilo - Whiskey NBKW |
Europe-Africa-Middle East Theater |
Campaign and Dates |
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North African Occupation
Algeria-Morocco landings, 8 to 11 November 1942 |
Navy Occupation Service Medal |
China Service Medal (extended) |
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7 September 1945 to 23 March 1946 | 7 September 1945 to 23 March 1946 |
3 to 25 May 1946 | 26 May to 9 July 1946 |
1 February to 5 March 1947 | 6 to 7 March 1947 |
16 April to 5 May 1947 | |
12 to 28 June 1947 |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Vietnam Service Medal |
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Campaigns and Dates | Campaigns and Dates |
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3 to 10 August 1964 13 to 30 August 1964 10 to 15 September 1964 19 to 21 September 1964 | 24 June to 4 July 1967 9 to 16 and 22 to 29 July 1967 3 to 16 August 1967 |
25 to 29 September 1965 7 to 10 and 20 to 26 October1965 30 October to 11 November 1965 23 to 27 November 1965 8 to 15 December 1965 | 7 to 15 April 1968 26 April to 5 May 1968 11 to 20 and 25 to 28 May 1968 3 to 10, 15 to 22 and 30 June 1968 |
31 December 1965 15 to 17 January 1966 2 to 7 and 19 to 25 February 1966 5 to 10 and 22 to 30 March 1966 7 to 11 and 22 to 25 April 1966 30 April to 2 May 1966 6 to 12 and 28 to 29 May 1966 | 1 to 07 July 1968 12 to 20 September 1968 |
5 to 9 and 18 to 28 February 1967 11 to 19 March 1967 25 March to 3 April 1967 9 to 18 April 1967 5 to 15 May 1967 | 11 to 18 June 1969 24 June to 1 July 1969 11 to 20 July 1969 7 to 16 and 21 to 27 August 1969 3 to 8 and 22 to 28 September 1969 |
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202k | Photo - The Coast Guard cutter USCGC Tackle (WYTL-65604) breaks ice on the Kennebec River near Bath, Maine for flood relief while a local resident skis down the river with his dog. Melting snow drains into the ice-choked river, threatening to flood towns from Gardiner, Maine, to Bath, Maine. Coast Guard cutters break the ice to allow the snowmelt to drain harmlessly into the Atlantic Ocean. (US Coast Guard photo) Map - The course of the Kennebec River map by ©Papayoung |
Tommy Trampp | |
43k | Artist C.G. Evers painting of USS Kennebec (AO-36) underway during World War II US Navy photo. |
Pieter Bakels | ||
117k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) underway 4 October 1942. Except for more powerful propulsion machinery, the six ships of the Kennebec
(AO-36) class were built to the same successful design as SS Mobilube, later YO-164.
US Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo No. 80-G-14108 courtesy Shipscribe.com. |
Robert Hurst | ||
091903624 |
287k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) was diverted from other duty to refuel USS
Guadalcanal (CVE-60) and her TG22.3 hunter-killer group on 8 June 1944. At that time they were covering the retirement of captured U-505.
US Navy photo< |
John Chiquoine | |
106k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) departs Norfolk Navy Yard, 24 July 1944. Note the radar antenna on the mast and the raised gun platforms
on the aft deck house with their new 40 mm guns. These changes became commonplace for all oilers in the last two years of the war. US National Archives photo from "Gray Steel and Black Oil: Fast Tankers and Replenishment at Sea in the U.S. Navy 1912-1992", by Thomas Wildenburg |
Robert Hurst | ||
40k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) departs Norfolk Navy Yard, 24 July 1944 with an upgraded armament including four 40mm twin AA mounts.
US Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # Unknown, courtesy Shipscribe.com. |
Robert Hurst | ||
091903628 |
210k | Overhead view of USS Kennebec (AO-36) underway, date and location unknown.
U.S. Navy photo from MARAD |
MARAD | |
091903623 |
265k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) refueling USS Hughes (DD-410)
during occupation service off mainland Japan, 4 September 1945.
Photo by Chester Bradley USS Hughes |
Dave Schroeder and John Chiquoine | |
180k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) under way, circa 1951, location unknown. US Navy photo. |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. | ||
70k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) at anchor, date and location unknown. | Harvey Golden | ||
091903627 |
214k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) entering San Francisco Bay ca 1951-54 in MSTS service. Note Angel Island off her port bow.
U.S. Navy photo from the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum |
Darryl Baker | |
90k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) and USS Mattaponi (AO-41) moored pierside while being prepared for recommissioning at San Diego in 1956. US Navy photo. |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR (Ret) | ||
108k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) under way, circa 1960s, location unknown.
US Navy photo courtesy Shipscribe.com |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR (Ret) | ||
198k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) outbound to sea from San Francisco, CA. in 1963 US Navy photo |
Mike Smolinski | ||
115k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) coming alongside USS Bonhomme Richard
(CVA-31), 16 September 1963, off the U.S. West Coast.
US Navy photo # 1086796 |
Photo - Richard Miller BMCS USNR (Ret) Caption - Robert Hurst, courtesy Shipscribe.com |
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128k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) under way, circa 1963, location unknown. US Navy photo |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR (Ret) | ||
46k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) refueling USS Sanctuary (AH-17) off the coast of Vietnam, circa 1966-1968. | Photo by LCDR George E. Pillow Jr., USN CO USS Kretchmer (DER-329) | ||
130k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) moored in the background at Naval Station Subic Bay, Philippines Islands in 1967 as the eight-inch gun
tubes for USS Canberra (CAG-2) are being replaced by shipyard personnel. US Navy photo USN 1142872 |
Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret. | ||
312k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) alongside USS Hancock (CVA-19) off the coast of Japan in March 1967. | Photo by Charles "Bud" Dehnert USS Hancock | ||
95k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) under way two days out of Yokosuka, Japan, 22 April 1969 | © Richard Leonhardt | ||
103k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
Courtesy Dick Hawkins USS Kennebec (AO 36) web site |
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71k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) under way, date and location unknown. US Navy photo |
Chet Morris | ||
109k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) under way, date and location unknown. Photo from USS Kennebec Association web site |
Richard Miler BMCS USNR (Ret) | ||
71k | USS Kennebec (AO-36) under way off Vietnam in 1967. | Richard Miler BMCS USNR (Ret) | ||
Pacific Stars and Stripes article "Navy Ship Thrives on Crisis", 21 May 1968 issue. | Richard Miler BMCS USNR (Ret) | |||
127k | Ex-USS Kennebec (AO-36) laid up in reserve at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA. in November 1981. Photo from "Merchant Ships of World War II: A Post War Album 1" by Victor Young. |
Robert Hurst | ||
269k | Model of USS Kennebec (AO-36) by the Lindberg Line. | Tommy Trampp |
USS Kennebec Additional Ships Patches and Miscellaneous Memorabilia |
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Contributed by Mike Smolinski |
Contributed by Richard Miller |
Contributed by Tommy Trampp |
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Commanding Officers | ||
01 | CDR. Reynolds, Stuart Shirley, USN | 4 February 1942- 9 December 1943 |
02 | CDR. Mullen Sr., Merritt David, USNR | 9 December 1943 - 29 November 1944 |
03 | CDR. Browne, Everett Hale | 29 November 1944 - 11 June 1946 |
04 | CDR. McVey, James Bertrand, USN (USNA 1922) | 11 June 1946 - 6 August 1946 |
05 | CAPT. Zurmuehlen, Gerald Dale, USN (USNA 1926) | 6 August 1946 - April 1947 |
06 | CAPT. Rhoads, Forrest Alexis :RADM | December 1948 - 10 January 1949 |
07 | CAPT. Van Metre, Thaddeus Johnson :RADM | 10 January 1949 - 9 July 1950 |
08 | CDR. Geary, John Joseph, USN | 9 July 1950 - 4 September 1950 |
Decommissioned | 04 September 1950 - 11 January 1951 | |
09 | CDR. Beckman, Alcorn Gustav | 11 January 1951 - 29 June 1951 |
10 | LCDR. Allan Orval Frank | 29 June 1951 - 2 January 1953 |
11 | CDR. Huff, George Perry, USN (USNA 1932) | 2 January 1953 - 2 April 1953 |
12 | CDR. Parker, John | 2 April 1953 - 1 June 1954 |
13 | CDR. Lewis, Joseph Seaman | 1 June 1954 - 25 September 1954 |
Decommissioned | 25 September 1954 - 14 December 1956 | |
14 | CDR. Stimac, Hadan Felix John | 14 December 1956 - 31 October 1957 |
Decommissioned | 31 October 1957 - 16 December 1961 | |
15 | CAPT. DeLorenzo, Frank Lewis | 16 December 1961 - 18 December 1962 |
16 | CAPT. House, William Hiram :RADM | 18 December 1962 - 12 December 1963 |
17 | CAPT. DiCori, Ralph | 12 December 1963 - 10 December 1964 |
18 | CAPT. Morton, Albert Oakes | 10 December 1964 - 27 October 1965 |
19 | CAPT. Almy, Charles Brooks | 17 October 1965 - 29 October 1966 |
20 | CAPT. Hunt, Robert Foster | 29 October 1966 - 28 October 1967 |
21 | CAPT. Alberta, Edward Thomas | 28 October 1967 - 5 May 1969 |
22 | CAPT. Kopps, Richard Lee | 5 May 1969 - 29 June 1970 |
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