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Conastoga (I)
T2-SO
Kennebec Class Fleet Oiler:
Authorized as Conastoga, a Maritime Commission type (T2-SO) tanker hull;
Laid down, 27 December 1941, as Lackawanna, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC hull 147), at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD;
Launched, 16 May 1942;
Acquired by the Navy, 20 June 1942;
Commissioned USS Lackawanna (AO-40), 10 July 1942, at Baltimore, MD., with a Coast Guard crew;
Decommissioned, 14 February 1946, at Oakland, CA.; S
truck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Returned to the Maritime Commission, 1 July 1946; renamed Conastoga;
Sold, 1947, by the Maritime Commission to Socony-Vacuum Oil Co, renamed Tatarrax, resold in1962
and renamed, Thomas A.; resold in 1965 and renamed Padre Island;
Wrecked 25.59N/79.08W 10.02.1966.
Final Disposition, scrapped, 1967, at Vinaroz, Spain.
( 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 Lackawanna (AO-40)
DANFS history entry located on the Hyperwar US Navy in WWII web site.
Ship Report for "CONASTOGA"
IDNo:
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2241823
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Year:
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1942
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Name:
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CONASTOGA
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Keel:
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27.12.1941
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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16.05.1942
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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10.07.1942
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DWT:
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15850
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Yard No:
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4359
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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 ofscrews/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-16.5
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|
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Subsequent History:
1942 LACKAWANNA - 1946 CONASTOGA - 1947 TATARRAX -
1962 THOMAS A. - 1965 PADRE ISLAND
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Vinaroz on 24.12.1966 (damaged by stranding 25.59 N / 79.08 W on 10.02.1966)
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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241823
|
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2241823
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1942
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CONASTOGA
|
9925
|
|
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
|
AO-40
|
|
2241823
|
1942
|
LACKAWANNA
|
9925
|
1942
|
U.S. Navy
|
241823
|
|
2241823
|
1942
|
CONASTOGA
|
9925
|
1946
|
U.S. Govt.
|
241823
|
|
2241823
|
1942
|
TATARRAX
|
9925
|
1947
|
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Inc.
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241823
|
|
2241823
|
1942
|
TATARRAX
|
9925
|
1955
|
Socony-Mobil Oil Co Inc.
|
|
|
2241823
|
1942
|
TATARRAX
|
9925
|
1961
|
Mobil Tankers Inc.
|
|
535906
|
2241823
|
1942
|
THOMAS A.
|
9925
|
1962
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Artemision SS Co SA
|
|
535906
|
2241823
|
1942
|
PADRE ISLAND
|
9925
|
1965
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Steam Tanker Padre Island Inc.
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USS Lackawanna (AO-40) seen here as Tatarrax.
U.S. Navy Oiler USS Lackawanna (AO-40) no date.
USS Lackawanna (AO-40) in San Francisco Bay after her return from the Western Pacific in October 1945.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )