&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USS_Agawam_(AOG-6)_at_Mississippi_i_River_Lock_No._15,_in_tow_of_the_Federal_Barge_Line%27s_Towboat_Huck_Finn,_12_November_1943..jpg) USS Agawam (AOG-6) at Mississippi i River Lock No. 15, in tow of the Federal Barge Line's Towboat Huck Finn, 12 November 1943. while en route from her builder's yard at Savage, MN. to New Orleans, LA.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Agawam |
| Namesake | Agawam River |
| Ordered | as T1-MT-M1 tanker hull |
| Laid down | 7 September 1942 |
| Launched | 6 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 December 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 31 January 1957 |
| Stricken | 1 July 1960 |
| Fate | Scrapped, October 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Patapsco-class gasoline tanker |
| Tonnage | 2,210 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
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| Length | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
| Beam | 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m) |
| Propulsion | 4 × General Electric diesel-electric engines, twin shafts, 3,300 hp (2,461 kW) |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 131 |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | World War II |
USS Agawam (AOG-6) 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.
The second warship to be named Agawam by the Navy, AOG-6 was laid down on 7 September 1942 at Savage, Minnesota, by Cargill, Inc.; launched on 6 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. George F. Jacobs; and commissioned at New Orleans, Louisiana, on 18 December 1943.