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History

United States
Name	USS Sheepscot
Namesake	Sheepscot River in Maine
Ordered	as Androscoggin, T1-M-A2 tanker hull, MC hull 2629
Laid down	15 December 1943
Launched	9 April 1944
Acquired	13 June 1944
Commissioned	27 June 1944
Stricken	1 November 1945
Fate	capsized off Iwo Jima, 6 June 1945
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	846 tons(lt) 2,270 tons(fl)
Length	220 ft 6 in
Beam	37 ft
Draught	17 ft
Propulsion	Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Complement	62
Armament	one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, two 40 mm guns, three single 20 mm gun mounts

USS Sheepscot (AOG-24) was a Mettawee-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.

Sheepscot, as Androscoggin, was laid down under Maritime Commission contract on 15 December 1943 by the East Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey; launched on 9 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John J. Gogan; (MC hull 2629) was acquired by the Navy on 13 June 1944; and commissioned on 27 June 1944.

World War II service

After brief service in the Atlantic Ocean, the gasoline tanker was transferred to the Pacific Ocean.

Capsized near Iwo Jima

Sheepscot ran aground and capsized near Iwo Jima on 6 June 1945. She was damaged beyond repair and was destroyed. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1945.

Military awards and honors

Sheepscot’s crew was eligible for the following:

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AOG-24 Sheepscot

v t e Mettawee-class gasoline tankers
Mettawee Pasquotank Sakatonchee Seekonk Sequatchie Wautauga Ammonusuc Sheepscot Calamus Chiwaukum Escatawpa Gualala Hiwassee Kalamazoo Kanawha Narraguagas Ochlockonee Oconee Ogeechee Ontonagon Yahara Ponchatoula Quastinet Sacandaga Tetonkaha Towaliga Tularosa Wakulla Yacona Waupaca Manokin Sakonnet Conemaugh Klaskanine
Preceded by: USS Guyandot Followed by: Klickitat class
List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

v t e Type T1-M-A2 tankers
Ammonusuc Androscoggin Calamus Chiwaukum Conemaugh Conroe Escatawpa Gualala Hiwassee Kalamazoo Kanawha Klaskanine Narraguagas Ochlockonee Oconee Ogeechee Old Ocean Ontonagon Ponchatoula Quastinet Rodessa Royston Sacandaga Sakatonchee Seekonk Tetonkaha Towaliga Tularosa Wakulla Waupaca Yacona Yahara

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in June 1945
Shipwrecks	3 Jun: U-1277 6 Jun: Empire Harry, USS Sheepscot 8 Jun: Ashigara, USS Salute 9 Jun: Tassie III 10 Jun: Hakuyo Maru, I-122, USS William D. Porter 11 Jun: Shinyō Maru No. 3 12 Jun: Hakuyo Maru 16 Jun: USS Twiggs 18 Jun: USS YMS-50 19 Jun: USS Bonefish 21 Jun: USS Barry 22 Jun: I-352 23 Jun: Cha-42, Cha-113 26 Jun: I-162 27 Jun: No. 2, I-165 30 Jun: Taruyasu Maru
Other incidents	7 Jun: USS LCI(L)-90 13 Jun: USS Spadefish 22 Jun: USS Trepang 26 Jun: USS Sea Robin
1944 1945 1946 May 1945 July 1945

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