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Esso Raleigh (I) - (1940-1941)
"Esso Raleigh" (I), before commissioned to the US Navy.
Source : Pacific Marine Review, Volume 37, March 1940.
Newport News Launches One and Lays One
On January 26, 1940, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company launched their Hull No. 371, which was christened Esso Raleigh.
This is the second of the three big fast national-defense feature tankers building at Newport News for the U. S. Maritime Commission and the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.
Keel for Hull No. 372, third of these tankers, was laid on the vacated way on February 5.
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USS Guadalupe (AO-32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
( Drawing by Geo Bieda )
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I) in 1941.
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
"Esso Raleigh" smashing through to aid of a disabled freighter, January 1941.
(Photo by Captain Adolv Larson)
USS "Guadalupe" (AO 32) ex "Esso Raleigh" (I).
USS Guadalupe (AO-32) refueling USS Patterson at sea during the Lingayen operation, Januari 1945.
USS Guadalupe (AO-32), 1959.
Additional Info ;
AO-32 Guadalupe ex Esso Raleigh.
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down as, Esso Raleigh, a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A12) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission
contract, (MC hull 12), at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, Co., Newport News, VA.;
Launched, 26 January 1940;
Acquired by the Navy, 1 June 1940;
Commissioned USS Guadalupe (AO-32), 19 June 1941;
Decommissioned in 1974;
Struck from the Naval Register, 15 May 1975;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal;
Final Disposition, sold by MARAD, 16 October 1975, scrapped 1975.
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.
Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
ESSO RALEIGH - 1940 USA 2ST (aft) (18)
11,316 Grt, for Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del. 528.9 x 75.3
Tanker built by Newport News SB. & DD. Co., Newport News, Va. (6) #371 239656
6/1941 - GUADALUPE, U. S. Navy (AO-32)
Sold Oct. 1975 to Levin Metals Corp., San Jose, Calif. for scrapping.
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO RALEIGH (1)"
IDNo:
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2239656
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Year:
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1940
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Name:
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ESSO RALEIGH
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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26.01.1940
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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06.1940
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Tons:
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11316
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18300
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Yard No:
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371
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A1
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LPP:
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160.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.9
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Builder:
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Newport News SB
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Newport News
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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Subsequent History:
1941 GUADALUPE
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at San Jose, Cal., 10.1975. [ By Levin Metals Co.]
History:
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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239656
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2239656
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1940
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ESSO RALEIGH
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11316
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Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
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AO-32
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2239656
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1940
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GUADALUPE
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11316
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1941
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U.S. Navy
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Sisterships are "Esso Richmond (I)" and "Esso Columbia".