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The book, Oil, Fire, and Fate The Sinking of the USS Mississinewa (AO-59) in WWII by Japan’s Secret Weapon written by Mike Mair is now available for sale. Autographed copies of the book are can be obtained through the shopping cart when placing an order. Click here to read Chapter One of this important, historical, firsthand account of the life of this ship and its crew.
Buy a hat, AO-59 Hat = $24.00 incl. shipping |
Book = $21.00 plus shipping
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The U.S.S. Mississinewa was a T3-S2-A3 Auxiliary Oiler, commissioned on May 18, 1944. The role of the U.S.S. Mississinewa was to refuel ships, while underway, in the South Pacific during WWII. She, along with the other Auxiliary Oilers, played a crucial role in keeping combat vessels supplied with fuel.On November 20, 1944, the U.S.S. Mississinewa was struck by a Kaiten (Imperial Japanese Navy manned suicide torpedo with a 3,418 lb. warhead), became totally engulfed in flames and subsequently sank with a loss of 63 U.S. Sailors and one Japanese Kaiten pilot. The sinking was captured in still photographs by Sid Harris, a sailor aboard fleet tug, Munsee. See our Newsletter, Vol. 2 below for some of his pictures.
We want to express our utmost gratitude to all those brave veterans who risked their lives and especially to those who gave their lives to help ensure the freedom that we enjoy today.
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identified crewmen in picture << Click on crew photo to the left. Then click on the enlarged photo to see section details. Updated 6/6/2009 |
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| At right: Memorial on Mangejang Island, at Ulithi, for those lost in the sinking of the Mississinewa. Click on them to enlarge. Photos courtesy of Lt. Cmdr. Carter, US Navy. |
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<< Click on the picture to the left to view the Navy Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)'s web presentation on the removal of the oil from the sunken USS Mississinewa in 2003. |
Click here for Part 1 (October 15, 2007) / Click here for Part 2 (October 16, 2007)
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| Click below to view the current status of the AO-59 Officers and crewmen. |
Other AO-59 Related Sites:National Weather Service Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (Courtesy of FSM Lt. Governor Tony Tareg)
Ron's site describing the AO-59 reunion, in April of 1999, in Corpus Christi, TX.
Displaying photos, historical information, links to the U.S.S. Canisteo and other Oilers.
Displaying photos, historical information, links to the U.S.S. Conklin and other Destroyer Escorts.
Fleet Tanker Association (This site is in the process of moving and is not available at this time) This site displays reunion information and links to many Oiler sites.
This site show some great information and links to the battle of Iwo Jima.
This site is dedicated to all tankermen and has a great many images of tankers at work.
A group that searches for clues leading to the location & identification of wreck sites and remains of men who gave their lives in defense of America.
A tribute to the Tankers and Oiler of the US Navy including the AO-59 and the USS Mississinewa, AO-144.
Japan's Kaiten Pilot Association A Japanese site about the Kaiten Pilots of World War II.
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Thanks to Dick Davies for having
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Visit his site at www.daviestrek.com |
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The AO-59 was 553' long with a beam of 75'.
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Photo to right: Kaiten Photo by: Ron Fulleman |
Newsletters: (Click on the issue number below)
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Left to Right - Mike Mair, Ray, Ron, and Bob Fulleman USS Lackawanna, AO-40 Reunion - Seattle, WA - 2000 |
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