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Esso Annapolis (1) - (1940 - 1941)
See also the story : NAVY FLEET OlLER  &  Launch & Christening "Esso Annapolis (1)"

See also : Model of the "Esso Annapolis (1)" - Part-1  &  Model of the "Esso Annapolis (1)" - Part-2
 "Esso Annapolis (1)", February 18th 1941.
( Photo US Coast Guard )
 "Esso Annapolis (1)", April 14th 1940.
( Photo US Coast Guard )
 
USS Chemung (AO-30) ex."Esso Annapolis (1)", Norfolk Navy Yard, Va, April 30th 1943.
( Photo NARA )
 
USS Chemung (AO-30) ex."Esso Annapolis (1)", Norfolk Navy Yard, Va, December 18th 1944.
( Photo NARA )
USS Chemung (AO-30) ex."Esso Annapolis (1)", date and place unknown.
 
Broadside view of USS Chemung (AO-30) off Mare Island, 26 July 1957.
Chemung undergoing repairs at Mare Island from 30 April until 31 July 1957.
( Photo collection Darryl Baker )
 
USS Chemung (AO-30), refuels USS Boyd (DD-544) in the Pacific Ocean, 11 April 1962.
( Photo thanks to David Buell )
 
USS Chemung (AO-30), underway during replenishment of an aircraft carrier, 1966.
USS Chemung (AO-30) in heavy wheater.
USS Chemung (AO-30) in action.
USS Chemung (AO-30) refueling Alaska (CB-1), date and place unknown.
 
Refueling from USS "Chemung" with USS "Renshaw" (DDE-499) portside.
 
"Esso Annapolis (1)" as USS "Chemung" AO-30.
 
"Esso Annapolis (1)" as USS "Chemung" AO-30 in action.
 
"Esso Annapolis (1)" as USS "Chemung" AO-30 in action.

Additional Info ;

AO-30 Chemung ex Esso Annapolis.
Sisterships are "Esso Albany (1)" and USS "Platte".

Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down as Esso Annapolis, a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull,
under a Maritime Commission contract, at Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, MD.;
Launched, 9 September 1939;
Acquired from the Maritime Commission in June 1941;
Commissioned USS Chemung (AO-30), 3 July 1941;
Decommissioned, 3 July 1950, at San Diego, CA.; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group;
Recommissioned, 1 December 1950;
Decommissioned, (date unknown);
Struck from the Naval Register, May 1971;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration, (date unknown), for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Final Disposition, scrapped 1971.

Specifications:
Displacement 7,470 t.(lt) 24,830 t.(fl);
Length 553';
Beam 75';
Draft 32' 4";
Speed 18kts;
Complement 304; Armament four 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40 mm gun mounts, four twin 20 mm gun mounts;
Capacity 146,000 barrels;
Propulsion, geared turbines, twin screws. 13,400hp.

The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO ANNAPOLIS"
IDNo:
2239220
Year:
1940
Name:
ESSO ANNAPOLIS
Keel:
Type:
Tanker
Launch Date:
9.09.1939
Flag:
USA
Date of completion:
01.1940

Tons:
11316
Link:
-
DWT:
18300
Yard No:
4330
Length overall:
168.6
Ship Design:
T3-S2-A1
LPP:
160.0
Country of build:
USA
Beam:
22.9
Builder:
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
Material of build:
Location of yard:
Sparrows Point
Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):
2ST-18

Subsequent History:
1941 CHEMUNG

Disposal Data:
Scrapped at San Jose, Cal., 05.1971 [ By Levin Metals Corp. ]

History:
ON
LR/IMO
ID
Year
Name
Tons
Change
Registered Owner
239220
2239220
1940
ESSO ANNAPOLIS
11316
Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
AO-30
2239220
1940
CHEMUNG
11316
1941
U.S. Navy

Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :

ESSO ANNAPOLIS - 1940  USA   2ST (aft)   (18)
11,316 GRT for Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del.     528.8 x 75.3
Tanker  build by Bethlehem Steel Co., SB. Div., Sparrow's Point, Md.  (1)     #4330    239220
6/1941 - CHEMUNG, U. S. Navy  (AO-30)
Sold May 1971 for scrapping to Levin Metals Corp., San Jose, Calif.

Maritime Administration Cards: