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WESTPAC 1972 USS MISPILLION
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USS MISPILLION (AO-105) HISTORY OF THE SHIP The USS MISPILLION was built by the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Chester, Pennsylvania. On 29 December 1945, the ship was placed in commission, Ethel C. Feddeman was the sponsor. The MISPILLION was named for the Mispillion Creek in Delaware in accordance with the traditional custom of nam- ing fleet oilers after rivers flowing in the continental United States. MISPILLION has had a varied career, voyaging from the Arctic to Australia, from Venezula to Arabia, with numerous trips to the Western Pacific. Our Grand Old Lady par- ticipated in nuclear tests, recovered survivors from a Chinese Nationalist ship that sank in the Taiwan Straits, evacuated refugees and personnel from Taichens and continued to pump petroleum the entire time. In April of 1965 MISPILLION commenced jumboization in Toledo, Ohio. By increasing the length and draft, our capaci- ty for fuel was increased from 95,000 barrels to 188,095 barrels. About 50 men were added to the personnel alowance. The USS MISPILLION (AO-105) Carries the following awards: American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Cam- paign Medal, China Service Medal, Navy Occupation Ser- vice Medal (4 stars), United Nations Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Meritorious Unit Citation.
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