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Over 2,500 ship’s came along side the ELO during her lifetime.
The Elo could steam over 88,000 miles without refueling (Around the world 3-1/2 times)
Click on a link below to view items of the ships' history!
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This crest was hand drawn by a crew member (Rich Lindsey) on board ELOKOMIN.
Explanation of the crest: Drawn sometime in 1958 by MM3 Rich Lindsey, M Gang.
This is how he explains it to his skipper who was present at the time and had called him to his stateroom to inquire about
a ship's crest.
He had informed his commanding officer that "as a tanker we should have a border consisting of four sections of fueling
hose connected by four flanges. The five rays of yellow emanating upward and outward from the bridge represent the ship's
five departments, Operations, Gunnery, Deck, Communications and Engineering."
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09 March 1943 |
Keel Laid |
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19 October 1943 |
Launched |
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20 November 1943 |
Commissioned |
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17 March 1970 |
Decommissioned |
Accomodations:
Earned Battle Efficiency Award for 1954
Awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal (twice) in 1961 (Cuba Operation)
Awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal in 1962 (Cuba Operation)
Nominated for the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy in 1962
First Runner-up for Battle Efficiency “E” in 1964
First Runner-up for Battle Efficiency “E” in 1965
For reference:
65 rpm = 12-1/2 knots = 14.4 mph
77 rpm = 15 knots = 17.25 mph
83 rpm = 16 knots = 18.4 mph
85 rpm = 16-1/2 knots = 19 mph
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Names and events, for the History, have been furnished by:
Robert Allan, Dave Allen, John Baranowski,
Sam Bisculca, Dave Bliss, Tony Boccumini, Fred Borda, Herbert Bryan, Hugh Buchanan, James Calka, Gabriel Caprio, Dick Case,
Chris Christian, Ed Ciesluk, Marvin Cockrell, Dick Courtney, Larry Cuneo, Dick Crossman, Robert Davis, Mrs. Linda Doxstater,
G. Folk, Ken Gerson, Jim Gilmore, Joe Ginanni, Tom Gorman, Don Hayward, Bob Hudson, Ken Johnson, Rudy Lahti, Joseph LaPadula,
Gene Lehner, William Lindsey, Toney Mihelic, Joe Naide, Ed Nieto, Bob Obermann, Mike O’Brien, Robert Oliver, Bob O’Sullivan,
Ron Peterson, Ray Pipowski, Paul Radtke, Milt Raynor, Walter Reule, Frank Ricchiazzi, Larry Robillard, R. Root, Pat Ryan,
Bob Sanders, Wayne Sanders, Allen Schmidt, Roger Schnell, Ralph Seidman, Pete Shifflette, Brian Staude, Art Stock, Ed Suleski,
George Taylor, Bob Thomas, Ange Trippy, Mrs. Stella Trippy, Peter Vispo. Ed Weems, Lee Wetherhorn, Bob Whittaker, William
Wood, Joe Wozniak and Tom Zannis. I offer my apologies to any that I have overlooked, and not mentioned, while composing this
history. My thanks to all! Other roster names were found in copies of the ship’s newspapers, “The Ocean Echo”
and “The Barnacle Chronicle”. The NAVAL HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, Washington, D.C. was also helpful, the UNIVERSITY
OF KANSAS web site supplied infomation and the NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS gave permission to quote and reprint portions of the
book Gray Steel and Black Oil authored by Thomas Wildenberg. (At last report, this book is now out of print) Special thanks
go to Don Harribine and to both Dick and Yvonne Crossman for proofreading the complete retyping done in 1999. The ELOKOMIN
history will be continuously updated as new and additional information is received.
This web site is dedicated to the men that served
onboard
the USS Elokomin (AO 55) from 1943 to 1970.
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