She was the second U.S. Navy ship named for the Neches River in eastern Texas. ships through September. ); l. 520’; b. ; cl. The next week she was back at San Pedro and, following a ten-day availability there she got underway with Pennsylvania (BB-38), Nassau (CVE-16), and six screening destroyers en route to Dutch Harbor, Alaska. All those who served aboard the USS Neches AO47, any time between her commissioning in 1942 and decommissioning in 1970 are welcome to join the Association. 1 5”, 4 3”, 8 40mm.

USS Neches (AO–5) was laid down on 8 June 1919 by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts; launched on 2 June 1920, sponsored by Miss Helen Griffin, daughter of Rear Admiral Robert Griffin; and commissioned on 25 October 1920, with Commander H. T. Meriwether, USNRF, in command. point-to-point tanker, calling at Hawaii, the Philippine When Japanese air raiders came in at 16:30 her gunners opened fire, and after ten hours of intermittent air attack Neches gunners splashed a kamikaze off the starboard quarter. Calif. via the Panama Canal. Her deployment lasted through 30 March 1968, when she tied up once again at San Francisco.

After extensive alterations to electronic and dock equipment, including the addition of five rigs for underway replenishment, Neches recommissioned on 24 November 1961 at the Naval Supply Depot, Seattle, Capt.

dp. Neches began her last deployment on 1 January 1970 from Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard. John R. Zullinger in command.

The oiler commenced regular overhaul 6 May 1963, and through 1967 she deployed annually to WESTPAC and maintained herself in a state of readiness during training, upkeep, and leave periods in home waters. When the Neches left Ulithi on 15 November, the Mississinewa docked in her berth, and was hit by a Japanese Kaiten torpedo.[1]. She then returned to Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Marketing service for scrapping, 1 December 1973.

replenishment, Neches recommissioned 24 November 1961 Retto, 6 April, she set Condition I at 1545. the Pacific Reserve Fleet for inactivation at Stockton, Calif. Through October she provided fueling services in the area of the Admiralty Islands.

She fueled at Fall River, Massachusetts, in early March 1922 and then steamed for Norfolk, Virginia. March Originally classified as Fuel Ship No.
She participated in and helped develop fleet tactics, fueled the fleet, and supplied oil and gasoline to bases in the Panama Canal Zone, Caribbean, and Hawaii. The oiler commenced regular overhaul 6 May 1963, and through 1967 she deployed annually to WESTPAC and maintained herself in a state of readiness during training, upkeep, and leave periods in home waters. She returned to Hunters Point in July 1970, and was moved up the San Francisco Bay to Vallejo, California for decommissioning soon after that. One item of note occurred on 19 March 1970 during an underway replenishment with the USS Orleck (DD-886), in somewhat heavy seas.

There were no casualties on board the Neches. Zone. [citation needed], Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Neches_(AO-47)&oldid=971871414, Ships built by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, World War II auxiliary ships of the United States, World War II tankers of the United States, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2009, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 2 × single 3"/50 caliber dual purpose guns forward, This page was last edited on 8 August 2020, at 19:26. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. returned to Leyte 18 March and fueled transports in

She sank at 04:37, with a loss of fifty-seven men, at 21°01′N 160°06′W / 21.017°N 160.100°W / 21.017; -160.100Coordinates: 21°01′N 160°06′W / 21.017°N 160.100°W / 21.017; -160.100, approximately 120 nautical miles (220 km) west of Pearl Harbor. She was once again enroute San Pedro when, at 1815, 21 May, she After

Service Generators. She decommissioned on 10 July 1950 and was placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group.

The next week she was back at San Pedro replenishment. Zone.

144; a. Her deployment lasted through 30 nine battle stars for World War II service. She was once again en route to San Pedro when, at 18:15 on 21 May 1944, she struck a mine off the California coast. Theater and participated in the following campaigns: Decommissioned, 10 July 1950, at San Diego, CA. days later she was enroute Pearl Harbor to deliver fuel, Neches continued to operate with the Service Force, Pacific Fleet, for the next two years.

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