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Michigamme
T1-MT-BT1
Klickitat Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under a
Maritime Commission contract, at St Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.;
Launched, 30 December 1944;
Commissioned USS Michigamme (AOG-65), August 1945, with a Coast Guard crew;
Decommissioned, 23 January 1946;
Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown), for lay up in the National
Defense Reserve Fleet;
Final Disposition, fate unknown.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,980 t.(lt), 5,970 t.(fl);
Length 325' 4";
Beam 48' 2";
Draft 19';
Speed 11kts;
Complement 80;
Armament, one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount. two single 40mm gun mounts, eight single 20mm gun mounts;
Cargo 30,000bbls;
Propulsion, diesel, single propeller, 1,700shp.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Michigamme (AOG-65) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site,
the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

The Miramar Ship Index for "MICHIGAMME"
IDNo:
6121769
Year:
1945
Name:
MICHIGAMME
Launch Date:
31.03.1945
Type:
Tanker
Date of completion:
10.08.1945
Flag:
USA
Keel:
30.12.1944

DWT:
4200
Yard No:
84
Length overall:
99.1
Ship Design:
T1-M-BT1
LPP:
94.2
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
14.8
Builder:
St.John's River
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Jacksonville
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
1D-10

Subsequent History:
1946 BLACK BAYOU - 1949 PUNTA NINFAS - 1968 MOISES

Disposal Data:
Scrapped in Colombia 1976.

History :
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Name change
Main Owner
AOG-65
6121769
1945
MICHIGAMME
2700
U.S. Navy
6121769
1945
BLACK BAYOU
2700
1946
U.S. Govt.
6121769
1945
PUNTA NINFAS
2700
1949
Argentine Navy
6121769
1945
MOISES
2700
1968
SW Sugar & Molasses

"Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
"Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
 
"Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
 
"Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
 
"Moises", ex. "Punta Ninfas" ex. "Black Bayou", ex. "USS Michigamme (AOG-65)".
( Photo Copyright Mark Piche )