USS Nanticoke (AOG-66)

USS Nanticoke (AOG-66), was a type T1 Klickitat-class gasoline tanker built for the US Navy during World War II. She was named after the Nanticoke River, in Delaware and Maryland.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Nanticoke.

History
United States
NameNanticoke
NamesakeNanticoke River in Delaware and Maryland
Orderedas type (T1-M-BT1) hull, MC hull 2626
Awarded26 July 1944
BuilderSt. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$1,022,203.48[2]
Yard number85
Way number1
Laid down16 January 1945
Launched7 April 1945
Commissioned1 September 1945
Decommissioned4 January 1946
Stricken21 January 1946
Identification
Fate
United States
NameSugarland
OwnerAmerican Petroleum Transport Corp.
FateSold to Argentina, December 1946
Argentina
NamePunta Delgada
NamesakePunta Delgada
Stricken1984
IdentificationHull symbol: B-16
FateCaught fire and capsized, 4 March 1985
General characteristics [3]
Class and typeKlickitat-class gasoline tanker
TypeType T1-MT-BT1 tanker
Displacement
  • 1,980 long tons (2,012 t) (light)
  • 5,970 long tons (6,066 t) (full load)
Length325 ft 2 in (99.11 m)
Beam48 ft 2 in (14.68 m)
Draft19 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Capacity
  • 10,465 bbl (1,663.8 m3) (Diesel)
  • 871,332 US gal (3,298,350 L; 725,536 imp gal) (Gasoline)
Complement80
Armament

Construction

Nanticoke was laid down on 16 January 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2626, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Gustav W. Nelson; acquired by the Navy 31 August 1945; and commissioned 1 September 1945.[1][2][4]

Service history

Assigned to the Naval Transportation Service, Nanticoke reported for duty on 18 October, to the Service Force, US Atlantic Fleet. Arriving at Norfolk, Virginia, on 28 November, she was decommissioned there on 4 January 1946, and returned to MARCOM on 12 January 1946.[4]

Briefly operated by the American Petroleum Transport Corporation as MV Sugarland in 1946, she was acquired later in the year by the Argentine Navy and commissioned as ARA Punta Delgada (B–16). She served as part of the Argentine Navy until 1984, when she burnt and sank off La Plata, 4 March 1985.[3][5]

References
  1. St. John's River SBC 2010.
  2. MARCOM.
  3. Navsource 2014.
  4. DANFS.
  5. MARAD.

Bibliography
  • "Nanticoke". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 11 February 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • "USS Nanticoke (AOG-66)". Navsource.org. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • Maritime Administration. "Nanticoke". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  • "USS Nanticoke". Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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