Uss Oglethorpe AKA 100

• Namesake: USS Oglethorpe (AKA-100) was named after Oglethorpe County, Georgia, which itself was named in honor of James Oglethorpe, the founder of the Georgia colony. • Class: She was an Andromeda-class attack cargo ship, designed to carry combat-loaded cargo and landing craft for amphibious operations. • Construction: USS Oglethorpe was laid down on 26 September 1944 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey and launched on 15 December 1944. • World War II Service: Commissioned on 6 March 1945, she supported the closing stages of WWII, delivering cargo and troops to various Pacific islands. • Atomic Bomb Test: After WWII, Oglethorpe participated in Operation Crossroads, the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946, supporting the logistics of the historic event. • Korean War: During the Korean War, Oglethorpe made multiple deployments, supplying UN and US forces and participating in amphibious landing exercises. • Humanitarian Missions: The ship was involved in humanitarian missions, including disaster relief operations in the Caribbean and Mediterranean regions during her service. • Cuban Missile Crisis: Oglethorpe played a role in the US naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, supporting the rapid military buildup in the Caribbean. • Vietnam War Era: Though she did not see combat in Vietnam, Oglethorpe continued to operate in support of US military operations, showing the ship’s adaptability over multiple decades. • Decommissioning and Fate: USS Oglethorpe was decommissioned on 30 November 1968 and struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1969, later being sold for scrap in 1969, ending her 24 years of naval service.