USS Kanawha (AOG-31)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Kanawha River in southwest West Virginia |
| Ordered | as T1-M-A2 tanker hull |
| Laid down | 30 August 1944 |
| Launched | 18 October 1944 |
| Acquired | 13 November 1944 |
| Commissioned | 23 November 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 23 March 1946 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement | 846 tons(lt) 2,270 tons(fl) |
| Length | 220 ft 6 in |
| Beam | 37 ft |
| Draft | 17 ft |
| Propulsion | Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 62 |
| Armament | one single 40 mm guns, three single 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Kanawha (AOG-31) was a
U.S. Navy
for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.
The fourth ship to be named Kanawha by the Navy, AOG-31 was laid down 30 August 1944 by the
Maritime Commission
contract; launched 18 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. May T. Norton; transferred to the Navy 13 November; and commissioned 23 November 1944.
World War II service
Following
San Pedro, California
, 13 February.
Pacific Fleet operations
She arrived
Okinawa
6 October.
Post-war decommissioning
Kanawha sailed for America 14 November and arrived
Suisun Bay, California
, 4 September. She was sold for scrapping 2 March 1964. Final disposition: scrapped, 1964.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.