USS Chehalis (AOG-48)

USS Chehalis (AOG-48) Photographed c. 1944, while wearing Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D
History
United States
Name	USS Chehalis
Namesake	Chehalis River in Washington
Ordered	as T1-MT-M1 tanker hull
Builder	Cargill, Inc., Savage, Minnesota
Laid down	23 November 1943
Launched	15 April 1944
Commissioned	5 December 1944
Stricken	27 October 1949
Fate	Sunk by explosion, with the loss of 6 lives, 7 October 1949
General characteristics
Class and type	Patapsco-class gasoline tanker
Tonnage	2,120 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Displacement	1,846 long tons (1,876 t) light 4,130 long tons (4,196 t) full load
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 engines, electric drive, twin shafts, 3,300 hp (2,461 kW)
Speed	14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	131
Armament	4 × 3"/50 caliber guns 12 × 20 mm AA guns

USS Chehalis (AOG-48) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations. The vessel was named after the Chehalis River located in Washington state.^[1]

Chehalis was laid down on 6 November 1943 at Savage, Minnesota, by Cargill, Inc.; launched on 15 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John H. MacMillan, Sr.; and commissioned on 5 December 1944.