USS Sheepscot (AOG-24) 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.

Sheepscot, as Androscoggin, was laid down under Maritime Commission contract on 15 December 1943 by the East Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey; launched on 9 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John J. Gogan; (MC hull 2629) was acquired by the Navy on 13 June 1944; and commissioned on 27 June 1944.

Sheepscot ran aground and capsized near Iwo Jima on 6 June 1945.

Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 November 1945.

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