page_title: USS Chehalis (AOG-48)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Chehalis (AOG-48)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy gasoline tanker USS Chehalis (AOG-48) at anchor, circa in 1944, while wearing Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D.
context_page_description: USS Chehalis (AOG-48) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations. The vessel was named in honor of Chehalis, a city in Lewis County, Washington.
  Chehalis was laid down on 6 November 1943 at Savage, Minnesota, by Cargill, Inc.; launched on 15 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John H. MacMillan, Sr.; and commissioned on 5 December 1944, Lt. Edward G. Rifenburgh, D-M, USNR, in command.
context_section_description: USS Chehalis (AOG-48) was a Patapsco-class gasoline tanker acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations. The vessel was named in honor of Chehalis, a city in Lewis County, Washington.
  Chehalis was laid down on 6 November 1943 at Savage, Minnesota, by Cargill, Inc.; launched on 15 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John H. MacMillan, Sr.; and commissioned on 5 December 1944, Lt. Edward G. Rifenburgh, D-M, USNR, in command.
caption: USS Chehalis (AOG-48) Photographed c. 1944, while wearing Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D
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