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USS Ochlockonee (AOG-33)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Hotel - Victor - Kilo
NHVK

USS Ochlockonee (AOG-33) 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 - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal

Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:

Laid down, 18 October 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1530), at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.

Launched, 19 November 1944

Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 18 December 1944

Commissioned USS Ochlockonee (AOG-33), 29 December 1944, LT. Arthur W. Walker, USCG, in command

During World War II USS Ochlockonee was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater

Decommissioned, 14 January 1946, at San Pedro, CA.

Struck from the Naval Register, 7 February 1946

Transferred to the Maritime Commission in June 1947, for disposal

Merchant Service

Acquired in 1947 by Tidewater Associated Oil Co. of Wilmington DE., renamed Tycol

Lengthened in 1949

Acquired by Getty Oil Co. in 1958, renamed M/T Newark Getty

Acquired by Poling Bros, in 1959, renamed M/T Poling Bros. No. 10

Acquired by Texaco Marine 1967, renamed M/T Texaco No. 10.

Reacquired by Poling Bros in 1969, name reverted to M/T Poling Bros. No. 10

Acquired in 1974 by John P. Alban Corp of New York, N.Y>, renamed as the M/T John P. Albans

Acquired by Boston Fuel Transportation Co., in 1974, renamed M/T Vincent Tibbetts

Laid up in 2001

Final Disposition, sunk as a deep water artificial reef, 5 September 2002, off the New Jersey coast

Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt) 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 200 Bbls

Propulsion

one Fairbanks-Morse 37E16 Diesel
Ship's Service Generators
one Diesel-drive 40Kw 120V D.C.
two Diesel-drive 75Kw 120V D.C.

single propeller, 800shp

Size	Image Description	Contributed By
58k	Ex-*USS Ochlockonee* (AOG-33)** in merchant service as the ice encrusted Poling Bros. M/T Poling Bros. No. 10, date and location unknown. Photo by Steve Bernhard	Birk I. Thomas
40k	Ex-*USS Ochlockonee* (AOG-33)** in merchant service as the Boston Fuel Transportation Co M/T Vincent Tibbetts, moored pierside, date and location unknown. Photo, courtesy Auke Vissar's Famous T-Tanker Pages	Robert Hurst
32k	M/T Vincent Tibbetts under tow, date and location unknown.	Rich Galiano
34k	Stern view of M/T Vincent Tibbetts, date and location unknown.	Rich Galiano
26k	Ex-Ochlockonee (AOG-33), ex-*Vincent Tibbetts* ready for sinking as part of a deep water artificial reef off the coast of New Jersey, 5 September 2002.	Rich Galiano

USS Ochlockonee (AOG-33)
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)

Commanding Officers
01	LT. Walker, Arthur William, USCG	29 December 1944 - 14 January 1946


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
Tugboat Information.com - M/T Vincent Tibbetts

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