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Yahara
T1-M-A2
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under a Maritime
Commission contract, at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, NJ;
Launched, 30 July 1944;
Commissioned USS Yahara (AOG-37), 26 September 1944;
Decommissioned in May 1946, at New Orleans, LA.;
Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Final Disposition, fate unknown.
( See photo below )
Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt) 2,270 t.(fl);
Length 220' 6";
Beam 37';
Draft 17';
Speed 10kts;
Complement 62;
Armament, one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm guns, three single 20mm gun mounts;
Cargo DWT 1,228;
Propulsion, diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp.
There is no DANFS History currently available for Yahara (AOG-37) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site,
the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
Ship Report for "YAHARA"
IDNo:
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5276288
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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YAHARA
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Keel:
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06.06.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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30.07.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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29.09.1944
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DWT:
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1453
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Yard No:
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19
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Length overall:
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67.2
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Ship Design:
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T1-M-A2
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LPP:
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65.1
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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11.3
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Builder:
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East Coast SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Bayonne, NJ.
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1D-10
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|
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Subsequent History:
1947 EL CARIBE - 1957 CHRYSANTHI P. -
1961 PETRO-BOURG - 1967 AGHIA TRIAS
Disposal Data:
Scrapped 1974.
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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Name change
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Registered Owner
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AOG-37
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5276288
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1944
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YAHARA
|
1134
|
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U.S. Navy
|
|
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5276288
|
1944
|
YAHARA
|
1134
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1946
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U.S. Govt.
|
|
|
5276288
|
1944
|
EL CARIBE
|
1134
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1947
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The Texas Co. (Norway) A/S.
|
185938
|
|
5276288
|
1944
|
EL CARIBE
|
1134
|
1952
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Cousotanker Co. Ltd.
|
|
|
5276288
|
1944
|
EL CARIBE
|
1134
|
1954
|
Soc Meridionale d'Armement
|
1356
|
|
5276288
|
1944
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CHRYSANTHI P.
|
1134
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1957
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A.M.Printezis & G.A. Papadopoulos
|
|
5276288
|
5276288
|
1944
|
PETRO-BOURG
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1134
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1961
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Cie de Tpts Maritimes de Petrole
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2715
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5276288
|
5276288
|
1944
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AGHIA TRIAS
|
1134
|
1967
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NE Trias SA.
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USS Yahara (AOG-37) at anchor off Okinawa, date unknown.
Note dented starboard bow which resulted from a collision with USS Beale (DD-471).
"El Caribe", ex. "Yahara".
Custody & Disposal CARDS by PMARS is MARAD's official repository of NDRF ships
of Yahara
Custody CARDSBack of Card 1 No Image
No Disposal CARDS