Departing Jacksonville, 28 July, Klickitat arrived Hampton Roads, Virginia, 31 July. After shakedown in the Chesapeake Bay, the gasoline tanker proceeded on 23 August, for Rockland, Maine, arriving 26 August. She returned to Norfolk, 3 September, and departed 23 November, with her sister shipMichigamme, for Houston, Texas. Arriving 2 December, she loaded a cargo of diesel oil, sailed 3 December, for the East Coast, and arrived Norfolk, 12 December. Remaining at Norfolk, Klickitat decommissioned 23 January 1946, and was returned to the Maritime Commission (MARCOM) 24 January. Her name was struck from the Navy List 7 February 1946.[4]
Klickitat was laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet, Lee Hall, Virginia, on 24 January 1946. On 20 August 1948, she was sold for commercial use to Manuel Rodriguez Trading Corp., and renamed Captain. Wrecked in 1948, she was rebuilt and sold to the Argentine Navy at no cost and renamed Punta Loyola.[3][5][4]
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External linksedit
Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages
ARA Punta Loyola page in "Histarmar" website (in Spanish)
Photo gallery of USS Klickitat (AOG-64) at NavSource Naval History
May 09, 2024
klickitat, lead, ship, type, klickitat, class, gasoline, tanker, built, navy, during, world, named, after, klickitat, river, washington, 1946history, united, states, nameklickitat, namesakeklickitat, river, orderedas, type, hull, hull, 2624, awarded26, july, 1. USS Klickitat AOG 64 was the lead ship of the type T1 Klickitat class gasoline tanker built for the US Navy during World War II She was named after the Klickitat River in Washington USS Klickitat AOG 64 on 29 May 1946History United States NameKlickitat NamesakeKlickitat River Orderedas type T1 M BT1 hull MC hull 2624 Awarded26 July 1944 BuilderSt Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville Florida 2 Cost 1 022 203 48 1 Yard number83 Way number3 Laid down16 December 1944 Launched24 March 1945 Sponsored byMrs I B McDaniel Commissioned14 July 1945 Decommissioned23 January 1946 Stricken7 February 1946 IdentificationHull symbol AOG 64 Call sign NDCM FateTransferred to the Maritime Commission MARCOM 23 January 1946 Laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet Lee Hall Virginia 24 January 1946 Sold for commercial use 20 August 1948 United States NameCaptain OwnerManuel Rodriguez Trading Corp FateWrecked and rebuilt 1948 Sold to Argentina 14 June 1949 NotesSold to Argentina without cost Argentina NamePunta Loyola NamesakePunta Loyola Acquired14 June 1949 Stricken1984 FateSold 1968 Renamed Alkene wrecked 1974 General characteristics 3 Class and typeKlickitat class gasoline tanker TypeType T1 MT BT1 tanker Displacement1 980 long tons 2 012 t light 5 970 long tons 6 066 t full load Length325 ft 2 in 99 11 m Beam48 ft 2 in 14 68 m Draft19 ft 5 8 m Installed power1 Enterprise DNQ 38 Diesel engine 800 shp 600 kW Propulsion1 Westinghouse main reduction gears 1 shaft Speed10 kn 19 km h 12 mph Capacity10 465 bbl 1 663 8 m3 Diesel 871 332 US gal 3 298 350 L 725 536 imp gal Gasoline Complement80 Armament1 3 in 76 mm 50 caliber dual purpose DP gun 2 40 mm 1 57 in Bofors anti aircraft AA gun mounts 3 20 mm 0 79 in Oerlikon cannon AA gun mounts Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksConstruction editKlickitat was laid down on 16 December 1944 under a Maritime Commission MARCOM contract MC hull 2624 by the St Johns River Shipbuilding Company Jacksonville Florida sponsored by Mrs I B McDaniel acquired by the US Navy and commissioned 14 July 1945 2 1 4 Service history editDeparting Jacksonville 28 July Klickitat arrived Hampton Roads Virginia 31 July After shakedown in the Chesapeake Bay the gasoline tanker proceeded on 23 August for Rockland Maine arriving 26 August She returned to Norfolk 3 September and departed 23 November with her sister ship Michigamme for Houston Texas Arriving 2 December she loaded a cargo of diesel oil sailed 3 December for the East Coast and arrived Norfolk 12 December Remaining at Norfolk Klickitat decommissioned 23 January 1946 and was returned to the Maritime Commission MARCOM 24 January Her name was struck from the Navy List 7 February 1946 4 Klickitat was laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet Lee Hall Virginia on 24 January 1946 On 20 August 1948 she was sold for commercial use to Manuel Rodriguez Trading Corp and renamed Captain Wrecked in 1948 she was rebuilt and sold to the Argentine Navy at no cost and renamed Punta Loyola 3 5 4 References edit a b MARCOM a b St John s River SBC 2010 a b Navsource a b c DANFS MARAD Bibliography edit Klickitat Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships Naval History and Heritage Command 28 July 2015 Retrieved 12 February 2020 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain USS Klickitat AOG 64 Navsource org 19 April 2019 Retrieved 12 February 2020 St John s River Shipbuilding Jacksonville FL www ShipbuildingHistory com 16 October 2010 Retrieved 12 February 2020 Maritime Administration Klickitat Ship History Database Vessel Status Card U S Department of Transportation Maritime Administration Retrieved 12 February 2020 USS Klickitat Retrieved 12 February 2020 External links editAuke Visser s Famous T Tankers Pages ARA Punta Loyola page in Histarmar website in Spanish Photo gallery of USS Klickitat AOG 64 at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Klickitat amp oldid 1202364425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
