Global InformationUSS Calamus information
 USS Calamus (AOG-25) Underway off San Francisco, California, c. March 1946.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Calamus |
| Namesake | Calamus River in Nebraska, a tributary of the North Loup River |
| Ordered |
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| Laid down | date unknown |
| Launched | 4 May 1944 |
| Acquired | 7 July 1944 |
| Commissioned | 7 July 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 15 May 1946 |
| Stricken | date unknown |
| Fate | Scrapped in 1964 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
| Displacement | 846 tons(lt) 2,270 tons(fl) |
| Length | 220 ft 6 in |
| Beam | 37 ft |
| Draught | 17 ft |
| Propulsion | Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 62 |
| Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, two 40 mm guns, three single 20 mm gun mounts |
USS Calamus (AOG-25) was a 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.
Calamus was launched 4 May 1944 by East Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey, under a Maritime Commission contract; sponsored by Mrs. A. H. Moore; transferred to the Navy 7 July 1944; and commissioned the same day.