USS Narraguagas

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NameUSS Narraguagas
Namesake Narraguagus River in Maine
Ordered
  • as T1-M-A2 tanker hull,
  • MC hull 1529
Laid down30 August 1944
Launched15 October 1944
Acquired20 November 1944
Commissioned2 December 1944
Decommissioned5 March 1946
Stricken16 April 1947
FateScrapped in June 1985
General characteristics
Tonnage1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement846 tons(lt) 2,270 tons(fl)
Length220 ft 6 in
Beam37 ft
Draught17 ft
Propulsion Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement62
Armamentone single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, two 40 mm guns, three single 20 mm gun mounts

USS Narraguagas (AOG-32) was a Mettawee-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.

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Narraguagas (ex MC hull 1529) was laid down 30 August 1944 by East Coast Ship Yard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey; launched 15 October 1944; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission 20 November 1944; and commissioned 2 December 1944.

World War II service

Following shakedown, the U.S. Coast Guard-manned tanker Narraguagas reported to ComServLant, 15 January 1945, for routing through the Panama Canal to California. Attached to ServRon 8, Pacific Fleet 13 February, she moored at San Pedro, California, until departing for Pearl Harbor on the 20th. Arriving 2 March, she got underway two weeks later on a shuttle run to Johnston Island. On 6 April she sailed for Eniwetok, where she joined ServRon 10 on the 20th. By the 25th she was en route to Ulithi, whence she proceeded to Leyte and thence Kerama Retto.

Under attack by Japanese planes

Arriving in the Ryukyus 13 June, she commenced refueling operations immediately. On 21 June, at 18:42, a surprise attack on the anchorage was staged by two Japanese planes. During the action one of the planes collided with Curtiss (AV-4), while the second splashed by the Coast Guard cutter Bibb (WPG-31).

End-of-war activity

Narraguagas resumed her vital refueling operations shortly thereafter, continuing them at Kerama Retto until 7 July. She then shifted to Buckner Bay, and operated in the Ryukyus until getting underway for the United States at the end of the year.

Post-war decommissioning and commercial service

Arriving at San Pedro 10 January 1946, she commenced inactivation. Decommissioned 5 March, she was struck from the Navy List 12 April 1947 and was transferred to the Maritime Commission in June 1947 for disposal. Later that year, she was sold to Creole Petroleum Corporation, in Maracaibo, Venezuela and renamed Esso Maracaibo. In 1956, she was renamed again, to Yurtia, and in 1961 to Sarita. [1] The tanker was scrapped in 1970. [2]

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .

  1. ↑ "Auke Visser's Other Esso Related Tankers Site" . Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ↑ "East Coast Shipyards, Bayonne NJ" . Retrieved 2018-08-15.


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