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French Creek
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, December 1944, as Maritime Administration type (T-2-SE-A1) tanker hull under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 1787) at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.;
Launched, 8 December 1944;
Delivered to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown);
Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Administration, (date unknown);
Assigned to MSTS and placed In-service as USNS French Creek (T-AO-159), 28 November 1956;
Placed Out-of-service,
Struck from the Naval Register, and returned to MARAD, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve
Fleet, 2 October 1967;
Final Disposition, Broken up at Kaohsiung, March 1971.
Specifications:
Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl);
Length 523' 6";
Beam 68';
Draft 30';
Speed 15.5kts;
Complement 251;
Armament, none;
Capacity 140,000 barrels;
Propulsion, turbo-electric, single screw. 8,000hp.
View the French Creek (AO-159)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.
T2-SE-A1
Built December 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania,
as "French Creek" # 1787, for U.S.M.C.
1955 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce - Maritime Administration, New York
1956 - U.S. Navy - (T-AO-159)
1957 - U.S. Dept. of Commerce - Maritime Administration, New York
1966 - U.S. Army - outfitted for use as floating power station in Vietnam
Broken up at Kaohsiung, March 1971
1971 Scrapped.
( See photos below )
Ship Report for "FRENCH CREEK"
IDNo:
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2246966
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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FRENCH CREEK
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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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08.12.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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12.1944
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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454
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A1
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LPP:
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153.3
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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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Sun
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number ofscrews/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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|
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Subsequent History:
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 03.1971.
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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246966
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2246966
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1944
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FRENCH CREEK
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10297
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Cities Service Oil Co.
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246966
|
|
2246966
|
1944
|
FRENCH CREEK
|
10297
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1955
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U.S. Govt.
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AO-159
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|
2246966
|
1944
|
FRENCH CREEK
|
10297
|
1956
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U.S. Navy
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246966
|
512106
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2246966
|
1944
|
FRENCH CREEK
|
10297
|
1957
|
U.S. Govt.
|
|
|
2246966
|
1944
|
FRENCH CREEK
|
10297
|
1966
|
U.S. Army
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"French Creek".
USNS "French Creek"(T-AO-159) ex. "French Creek".
( Photo Copyright A. Duncan )
Custody CARDS by PMARS is MARAD's official repository of NDRF shipsof French Creek
Custody CARDS
Back of Card 1 No Image
Back of Card 2 No Image
No Disposal CARDS