USS Shikellamy (AO-90)

USS Shikellamy (AO-90)

USS Shikellamy (AO-90/AOG-47) was an Shikellamy-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for use in World War II. She had the dangerous task of supplying fuel to ships and stations in the submarine-infested Pacific Ocean.

Shikellamy (AO-90) was the former merchant tanker SS Daniel Pierce, owned and operated by the Sinclair Refining Co., New York. She was acquired by the Navy through the War Shipping Administration on 26 March 1943, on a bare-boat basis. The tanker was converted for Navy use by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Florida, and placed in commission as Shikellamy (AO-90) on 11 April 1943, Comdr. J. W. Smith in command.