The USS Agawam (AOG-6) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Laid down on September 7, 1942, at Cargill, Inc. in Savage, Minnesota, she was launched on May 6, 1943, and commissioned on December 18, 1943, at New Orleans, Louisiana. Designed for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships and remote Navy stations, the Agawam measured approximately 220 feet in length, with a beam of about 39 feet, and was equipped to carry essential fuel supplies across the Pacific theater. After her commissioning, the Agawam departed from Galveston, Texas, in January 1944 for the Pacific, arriving at Espiritu Santo in March. Serving as part of Service Squadron 8, she operated from Tulagi in the Solomon Islands for ten months, providing vital fuel support to Allied forces throughout the island group. In early 1945, she moved to Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines, supporting U.S. 7th Fleet operations around Manila, Subic Bay, and Lingayen Gulf, primarily engaged in routine fueling duties. In April 1945, Agawam was transferred temporarily to the U.S. Army, delivering gasoline to land-based forces in the Philippines and Manila. Following Japan's surrender, she was ordered to Tokyo via Okinawa, arriving at Yokohama in September 1945, where she supported occupation forces. Later, she operated in Shanghai, China, fueling bases along the Huangpu River before returning to Nagasaki, Japan, in late 1945. Throughout late 1945 and early 1946, she supported occupation efforts in Japan before returning to the United States for overhaul. Post-war, Agawam served as a station ship in Guam until June 1949, making voyages across Japan, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Truk. Her operational base shifted to Pearl Harbor, where she supplied fuel to locations in Alaska and the Central Pacific. In 1953, she again served in the Philippines before resuming operations from Pearl Harbor. Decommissioned and placed in reserve in San Diego in January 1957, the USS Agawam was struck from the Navy list in July 1960 and eventually sold for scrapping in 1975. Her service record underscores her vital logistical role during wartime and the post-war period.

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