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Michigamme
T1-MT-BT1
Klickitat Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under a
Maritime Commission contract, at St Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.;
Launched, 30 December 1944;
Commissioned USS Michigamme (AOG-65), August 1945, with a Coast Guard crew;
Decommissioned, 23 January 1946;
Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown), for lay up in the National
Defense Reserve Fleet;
Final Disposition, fate unknown.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,980 t.(lt), 5,970 t.(fl);
Length 325' 4";
Beam 48' 2";
Draft 19';
Speed 11kts;
Complement 80;
Armament, one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount. two single 40mm gun mounts, eight single 20mm gun mounts;
Cargo 30,000bbls;
Propulsion, diesel, single propeller, 1,700shp.
There is no DANFS History currently available for Michigamme (AOG-65) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site,
the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
The Miramar Ship Index for "MICHIGAMME"
IDNo:
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6121769
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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MICHIGAMME
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Launch Date:
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31.03.1945
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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10.08.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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30.12.1944
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DWT:
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4200
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Yard No:
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84
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Length overall:
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99.1
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Ship Design:
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T1-M-BT1
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LPP:
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94.2
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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14.8
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Builder:
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St.John's River
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Jacksonville
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1D-10
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|
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Subsequent History:
1946 BLACK BAYOU - 1949 PUNTA NINFAS - 1968 MOISES
Disposal Data:
Scrapped in Colombia 1976.
History :
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Name change
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Main Owner
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AOG-65
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6121769
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1945
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MICHIGAMME
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2700
|
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U.S. Navy
|
|
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6121769
|
1945
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BLACK BAYOU
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2700
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1946
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U.S. Govt.
|
|
|
6121769
|
1945
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PUNTA NINFAS
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2700
|
1949
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Argentine Navy
|
|
|
6121769
|
1945
|
MOISES
|
2700
|
1968
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SW Sugar & Molasses
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"Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
"Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
"Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
"Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
"Moises", ex. "Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
( Photo Copyright Mark Piche )