USS Halawa (AOG-12) was a 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.

Halawa was built as Blue Sunoco in 1929 by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania

Chester, Pennsylvania

Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Chester is situated on the Delaware River, between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.- History :...

, and operated as a tanker for the Sun Oil Co. until acquired by the Navy through the Maritime Commission in 1942.