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U.S.S. NESPELEN
(AOG-55)ALWAYS ON THE GO
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AOG-55 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a AOG-55 Shellback Initiation | Add a AOG-55 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 28 AUG 1944 at Cargill Inc. | ||
| APR | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 10 APR 1945 | ||
| AUG | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 9 AUG 1945 | ||
| NOV | 1955 | - | APR | 1956 | Antarctic Circle |
| NOV | 1955 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 NOV 1955 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1962 | - | AUG | 1962 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| NOV | 1965 | - | APR | 1966 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1966 | - | MAR | 1967 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 22 MAY 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1969 | - | APR | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1970 | - | OCT | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1972 | - | JAN | 1973 | Mediterranean |
| JUN | 1973 | - | DEC | 1973 | Mediterranean |
AOG-55 General Specifications
Class: Patapsco-class gasoline tanker
Complement: 124 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 4335 tons
Length: 310 feet 9 inches
Beam: 48 feet 6 inches
Draft: 15 feet 8 in
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap on 24 March 1976