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'''USS ''Ochlockonee'' (AOG-33)''' was a [[Mettawee class gasoline tanker|''Mettawee''-class]] [[gasoline tanker]] acquired by the [[U.S. Navy]] for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.

''Ochlockonee'', formerly MC Hull 1530, was laid down under a [[Maritime Commission]] contract 18 October 1944 by [[East Coast Shipyard]], Inc., [[Bayonne, New Jersey]]; launched 19 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Albert Robinette; acquired by the Navy 18 December 1944; and commissioned 29 December.

== World War II service ==
 
Following [[shakedown cruise|shakedown]] in the [[Chesapeake Bay]], ''Ochlockonee'' departed Norfolk 15 February 1945 for [[Hawaii]] via [[Aruba]], the [[Panama Canal]], and [[San Diego, California]], arriving 14 April. Operating out of [[Pearl Harbor]] for the remainder of the war, ''Ochlockonee'' made fueling runs among the Hawaiians and to [[Johnston Island|Johnston]] and [[Canton Island]]s.

== Post-war decommissioning ==
 
She decommissioned at [[San Pedro, California]], 14 January 1946, and was struck from the [[Navy List]] 7 February. Returned to the [[Maritime Administration]] on 21 June, she subsequently entered merchant service and was named ''Texaco No. 10'', later renamed ''Vincent Tibbetts'' until laid up in 2001. Final disposition: sunk as a deep water [[artificial reef]], 5 September 2002, off the [[New Jersey]] coast.

== Military awards and honors ==

''Ochlockonee’s'' crew was eligible for the following medals:
* [[American Campaign Medal]]
* [[Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal]]
* [[World War II Victory Medal]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/20/2033.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AOG-33 Ochlockonee]

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[[Category:Mettawee-class gasoline tankers]]
[[Category:Type T1-M-A2 tankers of the United States Navy]]
[[Category:Ships built in Bayonne, New Jersey]]
[[Category:1944 ships]]
[[Category:World War II auxiliary ships of the United States]]