USS Namakagon

History
United States
Name	USS Namakagon
Namesake	Namakagon River in Wisconsin
Ordered	as T1-MT-M1 tanker hull
Builder	Cargill, Inc., Savage, Minnesota
Laid down	1 August 1944
Launched	4 November 1944
Commissioned	15 June 1945
Decommissioned	20 September 1957
Identification	AOG-53
Fate	transferred to New Zealand, 1962
Acquired	returned from New Zealand, 1971
Fate	transferred to the Republic of China, 1971
Stricken	15 April 1976
New Zealand
Name	HMNZS Endeavour
Acquired	1962
Commissioned	1962
Decommissioned	1971
Identification	A184
Fate	returned to U.S. custody, 1971
Taiwan
Name	ROCS Lung Chuan (AOG-515)[1]
Acquired	1971[1]
Decommissioned	1 April 2005, Kaohsiung
Identification	AOG-515 AOG-507
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 (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	131
Armament	4 × 3"/50 caliber guns 12 × 20 mm AA guns

USS Namakagon (AOG-53) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker built for the United States Navy during World War II. In some sources, the ship's name is also spelled Namakogon. After her decommissioning from the U.S. Navy in 1957, the former Namakagon served as Antarctic supply vessel HMNZS Endeavour (A184) for the Royal New Zealand Navy (1962–1971), and as ROCS Lung Chuan for the Republic of China Navy. Lung Chuan ended active service when she was decommissioned from the Republic of China Navy in 2005.