USS ''Peconic'' (AOG-68), was a type T1 built for the

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during

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. She was named after the Peconic River, in

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Construction

''Peconic'' was laid down on 31 January 1945, under a

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(MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2628, by the

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, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Mal Haughton, Jr.; acquired on a loan basis by the Navy 28 September 1945; and commissioned 29 September 1945.

Service history

''Peconic'' reported to Commander Service Force Atlantic at

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, 27 November. Because of reduced need following the war's end, she decommissioned 4 January 1946, at the

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, was struck from the

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21 January, and returned to the

(MARCOM). She went into merchant service in 1946, as SS ''Voshell'' operated by the Maritime Transport Lines Inc. until 4 April 1948, at which time she was turned over to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) as USNT ''Peconic'' (AOG-68) at

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. Maritime Transport Lines Inc. continued to operate ''Peconic'' under contract for the NTS. NTS became

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(MSTS) 1 October 1949, and the ship was then designated USNS ''Peconic'' (AOG-68). ''Peconic'' was reinstated to the Naval Vessel Register 28 April 1950, and she continued service in MSTS until 12 November 1957, when she transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD)

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at Beaumont, Texas. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. On 27 July 1982, she was sold for scrapping to Andy Exports Inc., she was removed from the fleet on 7 December 1982.

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External links

Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages
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