USS Wabash (AOG-4)
USS Wabash (AOG-4) was a Patapsco-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.
Wabash was laid down on 30 June 1942 at Seattle, Washington, by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 28 October 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Louis A. Puckett; and was commissioned at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, on 10 May 1943, Lt. James F. Ardagh, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Wabash (AOG-4): World War II Pacific Theatre Operations, Supporting Iwo Jima Operations, Supporting Okinawa Operations, Post-World War II Activities, Decommissioning, Redesignated T-AOG-4, Korean War Service, Deactivation and Fate, Awards, References
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