USS Michigamme

USS Michigamme (AOG-64), was a type T1 Klickitat-class gasoline tanker built for the US Navy during World War II. She was named after the Michigamme River, in Michigan.

History
United States
Name	Michigamme
Namesake	Michigamme River
Ordered	as type (T1-M-BT1) hull, MC hull 2625
Awarded	26 July 1944
Builder	St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida
Cost	$1,022,203.48
Yard number	84
Way number	5
Laid down	30 December 1944
Launched	31 March 1945
Sponsored by	Miss Elaine Jeanne Crouch
Commissioned	10 August 1945
Decommissioned	23 January 1946
Stricken	7 February 1946
Identification	Hull symbol: AOG-65 Call sign: NDCP
Fate	Sold for commercial use, 3 January 1948
United States
Name	Black Bayou
Owner	Manuel Rodriguez Trading Corp.
Fate	Sold to Argentina, 22 March 1948
Argentina
Name	Punta Ninfas
Namesake	Punta Ninfas
Acquired	22 March 1948
Stricken	1958
Identification	Hull symbol: B-15
Fate	Sold, 1958, renamed Moises, scrapped, 1964
General characteristics
Class and type	Klickitat-class gasoline tanker
Type	Type T1-MT-BT1 tanker
Displacement	1,980 long tons (2,012 t) (light) 5,970 long tons (6,066 t) (full load)
Length	325 ft 2 in (99.11 m)
Beam	48 ft 2 in (14.68 m)
Draft	19 ft (5.8 m)
Installed power	1 × Enterprise DNQ-38 Diesel engine 800 shp (600 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse main reduction gears 1 × shaft
Speed	10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Capacity	10,465 bbl (1,663.8 m3) (Diesel) 871,332 US gal (3,298,350 L; 725,536 imp gal) (Gasoline)
Complement	80
Armament	1 × 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

Construction

Michigamme was laid down on 30 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2625, by the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, Jacksonville, Florida; sponsored by Miss Elaine Jeanne Crouch; acquired by the US Navy and commissioned 10 August 1945.

Service history

Assigned to the Atlantic Fleet, Michigame with a Coast Guard crew reported to Commander, Service Force, 20 September 1945, for oiler duties off Norfolk, Virginia, until she decommissioned 23 January 1946. The next day she was delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) to serve the Maritime Commission as Black Bayou. Before she could see service as Black Bayou she was sold to the Argentine Navy 22 March 1948, and commissioned in the Argentine Navy as Punta Ninfas (B‑15). She was sold for commercial service in 1958, and renamed Moises. She was sold for scrapping in 1964.

Bibliography

• "Michigamme". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 12 February 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
• "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)". Navsource.org. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
• "St. John's River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville FL". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Michigamme". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
• "USS Michigamme". Retrieved 12 February 2020.

External links

• Auke Visser's Famous T - Tankers Pages
• Photo gallery of USS Michigamme (AOG-65) at NavSource Naval History