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T2-SE-A1
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
USS Saugatuck (AO-75) (broadside view) in San Francisco Bay, 21 June 1943.
( Photo collection Darryl Baker )
USS Saugatuck (AO-75) (bows on view) in San Francisco Bay, 21 June 1943.
( Photo collection Darryl Baker )
USS Saugatuck (AO-75) (stern view) in San Francisco Bay, 21 June 1943.
( Photo collection Darryl Baker )
USS Saugatuck (AO-75).
Starboard bow view of USS Saugatuck (AO-75) at anchor in San Francisco Bay, circa
late-1945 early-1946.
( Photo John Chiquoine and Carmen Costa, courtesy Al DeSantis collection )
Port bow view of USS Saugatuck (AO-75) at anchor in San Francisco Bay with open lighter
YC-824 alongside, circa late-1945 early-1946.
( Photo John Chiquoine and Carmen Costa, courtesy Al DeSantis collection )
USS Saugatuck (AO-75) underway, date and place unknown.
( Photo collection Joe Radigan )
"Saugatuck", ex. "Newtown".
"Saugatuck", ex. "Newtown", layed-up.
Ex-USS Saugatuck (AOT-75) being moved from the James River Reserve Fleet via Hampton Roads
while enroute to Bay Bridge Enterprise of Chesapeake, VA. for scrapping, 18 July 2006. Note the
Norfolk, VA. skyline in th background.
( Photo by Mabel Clark )
SAUGATUCK, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 250. UMSC No. 335. Official nr. AO-75.
Keel laid 20-08-1942. Launched 09-12-1942. Completed 21-12-1942.Gr. 10195 t., Net. 6310 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,23 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
Launched as NEWTON-1942 for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1942 Acquired by the Navy, 21 December 1942
AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1942 Converted for Naval service at Bethlehem Steel Co., Key Highway Plant, Baltimore, MD.
AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1942 Commissioned by the Navy, 19 February.
AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1946 Decommissioned, 17 March, at San Francisco, CA.
AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1946 Struck from the Naval Register, 5 June.
AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1946 Transferred, 9 October , to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1947 Chartered by Pacific Tankers, 30 October.
T-AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1948 Reacquired by the Navy, 22 January 1948 and assigned to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS)Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Saugatuck (T-AOT-75), 1 October.
T-AO-75 SAUGATUCK-1974 Placed out of service, and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 5 November, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA.
SAUGATUCK-1948 Struck from the Naval Register, 15 February.
SAUGATUCK-2006 Final Disposition, contract for scrapping awarded, 2 Jun.
Additional Reports:
Reported Suagatuck removed from the James River Reserve Fleet, 18 Jul. and moved by tug to Bay Bridge Enterprise of Chesapeake, VA. for scrapping.
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