USS Towaliga (AOG-42) 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. Towaliga was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 2068) on 29 September 1944 at Bayonne, New Jersey, by the East Coast Shipyard Inc.; launched on 29 October 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Michael Canose; acquired by the Navy on 6 December 1944; and commissioned on 14 December 1944, Lt. Robert H. Smith in command.
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