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USS Nanticoke (AOG-66)


International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Charlie - Quebec
 NDCQ

USS Nanticoke was manned by the US Coast Guard during World War II
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

USS Nanticoke was transferred to Argentina and named ARA Punta Delgada (B-16)
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 April 1945
  • Commissioned USS Nanticoke (AOG-66), 1 September 1945, with a Coast Guard crew
  • Decommissioned, 4 January 1946, at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 21 January 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 12 January 1946, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
  • Merchant Service
    Sold for commercial service in 1946 to American Petroleum Transport Corp., renamed MV Sugarland
  • Foreign Naval Service
    Resold to the government of Argentina in 1946, renamed ARA Punta Delgada (B-16)
    Disposed of by the Argentine navy in 1984
    Final Disposition, caught fire and capsized while at anchor off La Plata, 4 March 1985
    Specifications:
    Displacement 1,980 t.(lt) 5,970 t.(fl)
    Length 325' 2"
    Beam 48' 2"
    Draft 19' (limiting)
    Speed 10 kts.(trial)
    Complement
    Officers 8
    Enlisted 72
    Largest Boom Capacity 5 tons.
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    three single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity
    Diesel 10,465 Bbls.
    Gasoline 871,332 Gals.
    Propulsion
    one Enterprise DNQ-38 Diesel engine
    Single Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears
    two Diesel-drive 250Kw. 240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
    Fuel Capacity 1,110 Bbls Diesel
    single propeller, 800shp
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    Nanticoke 15k Ex-USS Nanticoke (AOG-66) in merchant service as the American Petroleum Transport Corp. tanker MV Sugarland, date and location unknown Robert Hurst
    ARA Punta Delgada (B-16)
    Nanticoke 12k Ex-USS Nanticoke (AOG-66) in Argentine Naval service as ARA Punta Delgada (B-16) underway in Antarctica, date unknown Armada Argentina web site
    Nanticoke 35k ARA Punta Delgada (B-16), date unknown Robert Hurst
    Nanticoke 44k ARA Punta Delgada (B-16) moored, date and location unknown.
    Photo from histarmar.com.ar.    		 Robert Hurst
    Nanticoke 142k ARA Punta Delgada (B-16) moored, date and location unknown.
    Photo from histarmar.com.ar.    		 Robert Hurst
    Nanticoke 95k ARA Punta Delgada (B-16) underway, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy Shipscribe.com.    		 Mike Green
    Nanticoke 77k ARA Punta Delgada (B-16) underway with the assistance of tugs, date and location unknown.
    Photo courtesy Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages.    		 Robert Hurst
    USS Nanticoke (AOG-66)
    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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