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USS Yacona (AOG-45)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Tango - Yankee
 NHTY
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
  • Laid down, 23 November 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2071) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
  • Launched, 14 January 1945
  • Commissioned USS Yacona (AOG-45), 7 February 1945, LT. Richard A. Urquhart, USNR, in command.
  • Decommissioned, 20 December 1945
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 8 January 1946
  • Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 25 July 1947, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, VA.
  • Merchant Service
    Purchased by Gulf Oil Co., 11 March 1947
    Sold in 1976 to Sociedad Campania de Navegacion Dormar, Ltd., reflagged Colombian, homeported at Isla de San Andres, Colombia
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,270 t.(fl)
    Length 220' 6"
    Beam 37'
    Draft 13' 1"
    Speed 10 kts.
    Complement
    Officers 6
    Enlisted 56
    Largest Boom Capacity 4 t.
    Armament
    one single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mount
    two single 40mm AA gun mounts
    three single 20mm AA gun mounts
    Cargo Capacity 1,365 DWT
    Oil 12,100 Bbls
    Fuel Capacity Diesel 2,240 Bbls
    Propulsion
    Fairbanks-Morse 37E16 direct drive Diesel engine
    Ship's Service Generators
     one Diesel-drive 40Kw 120V D.C.
     two Diesel-drive 75Kw 120V D.C.
    single propeller, 720shp
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    Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
    Commanding Officers
    01LT. Urquhart, Richard Allen, USNR16 February 1945 - 20 December 1945
    Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Fleet Tankers Association
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    MARAD Vessel History Data Base
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