USS Maquoketa

History
United States
Name	USS Maquoketa
Namesake	Maquoketa River in Iowa
Ordered	as T1-MT-M1 tanker hull
Laid down	14 January 1944
Launched	12 August 1944
Commissioned	27 February 1945
Decommissioned	21 February 1947
In service	as USNS Maquoketa (T-AOG-51); 1 March 1952;
Out of service	9 October 1957
Stricken	12 March 1958
Fate	Disposed of by scrapping 2 December 1975
General characteristics
Class and type	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 Maquoketa (AOG-51) was a

Military Sea Transportation Service

from 1952 to 1957. She was sold for scrap in 1975.

History

Maquoketa was laid down 14 January 1944 by Cargill, Inc.,

New Orleans, Louisiana

, 27 February 1945.

Following

Houston, Texas, and departed for the Pacific Ocean, 28 March 1945. She arrived in the Marshall Islands

For the next three months the tanker plied regularly between

After operating for 14 months in support of the occupation forces, Maquoketa steamed from

The next year, because of her speed and military characteristics, she was reacquired by the Navy and placed in the

A second tour of civilian-operated service with MSTS began on 24 April 1956 and continued until 16 October 1956, when she was delivered to the

On 12 March 1958, she was formally transferred to the National Defense Reserve Fleet and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. Maquoketa was sold on 2 December 1975 to the National Metal & Steel Corp of Terminal Island, Ca for $132,132.29. Maquoketa was removed from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet on 16 December 1975^[1] and was scrapped shortly afterwards.

Her crew was eligible for the following medals: