Following shakedown in the Chesapeake Bay, Ochlockonee departed Norfolk 15 February 1945 for Hawaii via Aruba, the Panama Canal, and San Diego, California, arriving 14 April.

Operating out of Pearl Harbor for the remainder of the war, Ochlockonee made fueling runs among the Hawaiians and to Johnston and Canton Islands.

Returned to the Maritime Administration on 21 June, she subsequently entered merchant service and was named Texaco No.

Final disposition: sunk as a deep water artificial reef, 5 September 2002, off the New Jersey coast.

Ochlockonee’s crew was eligible for the following medals: This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.