USS ''Klickitat'' (AOG-64), was the
lead ship of the type
T1 built for the
US Navy during
World War II. She was named after the
Klickitat River, in
Washington.
Construction
''Klickitat'' was laid down on 16 December 1944, under a
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2624, by the
St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
The St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company was created in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida during World War II to build Liberty ships.
Company history
The company was established by local shipbuilder and repairer Merrill-Stevens Drydock ...
,
Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. I. B. McDaniel; acquired by the
US Navy and commissioned 14 July 1945.
Service history
Departing Jacksonville, 28 July, ''Klickitat'' arrived
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, Virginia, 31 July. After
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in the
Chesapeake Bay, the
gasoline tanker
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proceeded on 23 August, for
Rockland, Maine, arriving 26 August. She returned to Norfolk, 3 September, and departed 23 November, with her
sister ship
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, for
Houston, Texas. Arriving 2 December, she loaded a cargo of
diesel oil
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, sailed 3 December, for the
East Coast
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, and arrived Norfolk, 12 December. Remaining at Norfolk, ''Klickitat'' decommissioned 23 January 1946, and was returned to the
Maritime Commission (MARCOM) 24 January. Her name was struck from the
Navy List 7 February 1946.
''Klickitat'' was laid up in the
James River Reserve Fleet
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,
Lee Hall, Virginia, on 24 January 1946. On 20 August 1948, she was sold for commercial use to
Manuel Rodriguez Trading Corp., and renamed ''Captain''. Wrecked in 1948, she was rebuilt and sold to the
Argentine Navy
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at no cost and renamed ''Punta Loyola''.
References
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External links
Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages*
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Klickitat-class gasoline tankers
Ships built in Jacksonville, Florida
1945 ships
Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Argentine Navy
James River Reserve Fleet