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Calusa
T2-SO
Kennebec Class Fleet Oiler :
Laid down, 23 April 1941, as Calusa, a Maritime Commission type (T2-SO) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 144), at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD;
Launched, 12 November 1941;
Acquired by the Navy, 5 January 1942;
Commissioned USS Winooski (AO-38), 27 January 1942, at Baltimore, MD.;
Decommissioned, 30 April 1946, at Norfolk, VA.;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal, 1 August 1946;
Struck from the Naval Register, 8 October 1946;
Renamed Calusa; Sold by the Maritime Commission, in 1947, renamed Samuel L Fuller; resold in,
1963, renamed Seanymph;
resold in 1964, renamed Meracoulosa;
Final Disposition, scrapped, at Kaohsiung, September 1965.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 6,013 t.(lt) 21,077 t.(fl);
Length 501' 5";
Beam 68';
Draft 30' 2";
Speed 16.5kts;
Complement 214;
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts;
Capacity 134,000 barrels;
Propulsion, geared turbine, single screw, 12,000hp.
View the Winooski (AO-38)
DANFS history entry located on the Hyperwar US Navy in WWII web site.
Ship Report for "CALUSA"
IDNo:
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2241242
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Year:
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1942
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Name:
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CALUSA
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Keel:
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23.04.1941
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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12.11.1941
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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27.01.1942
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Ton:
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9920
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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15850
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Yard No:
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4355
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Length overall:
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152.9
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Ship Design:
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T2
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LPP:
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148.7
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrows Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-16.5
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|
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Subsequent History:
1942 WINOOSKI - 1946 CALUSA -
1947 SAMUEL L. FULLER - 1963 SEANYMPH -
1964 MERACOULOSA
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 09.12.1965 ( After stranding damage 1.08 N / 103.49 E on 26.05.1965 )
History:
ON
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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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241242
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2241242
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1942
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CALUSA
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9920
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Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
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AO-38
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2241242
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1942
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WINOOSKI
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9920
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1942
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U.S. Navy
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241242
|
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2241242
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1942
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CALUSA
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9920
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1946
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U.S. Govt.
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241242
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530922
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2241242
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1942
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SAMUEL L. FULLER
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9920
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1947
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Sinclair Refining Co Inc.
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241242
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530922
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2241242
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1942
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SEANYMPH
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9920
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1963
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Intercoastal Sg & Tdg Corp.
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2112
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530922
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2241242
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1942
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MERACOULOSA
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9920
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1964
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Africana Sg Co SA
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Launch of the first "Calusa".
Sparrows Point Launches S.S. Calusa
A 12:00 a.m., November 12. the S.S. Calusa, latest addition to the fleet of Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, slid down the ways at the Sparrows Point, Maryland. Yard of Bethlehem Steel Company. She was named for a director of Socony-Vacuum, and Mrs. Laurence B. Levi, his wife, was the sponsor. Two sister ships, the Corsicana and the Caddo, were launched on April 19 and July 1, respectively. Three more tankers of the same design are being built for Socony-Vacuum at Sparrows Point.
Calusa has a deadweight of 16,000 tons and a tank capacity of 129.000 barrels, or 5,418,000 gallons of oil. The cargo space is divided into 24 compartments, allowing many different grades of oil to be carried at one time. Pumping capacity is designed to load or unload the vessel in about 16 hours.
The principal dimensions of the Calusa are as follows:
Length, overall. 501 ft. 4 1/2 in.
Breadth, molded, 68 ft.
Depth, molded, 37 ft.
Draft, loaded, 29 ft. 8 1/2 in.
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USS Winooski (AO-38) ex. "Calusa", underway, 15 October 1943. US Navy ONI photo.
USS Winooski (AO-38) ex. "Calusa", at anchor, probably during the summer or fall of 1942, location unknown.
Her camouflage scheme is measure 22.
( Photo thanks to Tracy White )
USS Winooski (AO-38) ex. "Calusa", underway.