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Escatawpa
T1-M-A2
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC hull 1524) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
Launched, 3 June 1944
Commissioned USS Escatawpa (AOG-27), 14 August 1944, with a Coast Guard crew
Decommissioned, 20 March 1946, at San Francisco, CA.
Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
Sold for commercial service in April 1947 to a Brazilian firm as "Esso Porto Alegre".
Final Disposition, sunk in 1970.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt) 2,270 t.(fl)
Length 220' 6"
Beam 37'
Draft 17'
Speed 10 kts.
Complement 62
Armament one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm guns, three single 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 1,228 DWT
Propulsion diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp.
View the Escatawpa (AOG-27)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site.
ESCATAWPA - 1944, US, 1M (aft)
1,134 GRT for U. S. Navy (AOG-27), 213.8 x 37.1
Tanker built by East Coast Shipyards, Inc., Bayonne, N.J., (8/44), #9
03/1946 - U. S. Maritime Commission
1946 - ESSO PORTO ALEGRE, Cia. Maritima Brasileira, Rio de Janeiro, BZ
1949 - Brasilmar Meridional de Navegação, Ltda., Rio de Janeiro
1957 - GRAVATAI, s/o
Stranded and sank, 28 Sep 1970, in bad weather, near Campo Bom beach, Santa Catarina,
voyage Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul - Itajai, petrol.
Ship Report for "ESCATAWPA"
IDNo:
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5135240
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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ESCATAWPA
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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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03.06.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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18.08.1944
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DWT:
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1453
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Yard No:
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9
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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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Subsequent History:
1946 ESSO PORTO ALEGRE - 1957 GRAVATAI
Disposal Data:
Wrecked near Campo Bom, Santa Catarina on 28.09.1970. [ Canoas-Itajai, petrol ]
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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Main Owner
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AOG-27
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6117818
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1944
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ESCATAWPA
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1134
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U.S. Navy
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6117818
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1944
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ESSO PORTO ALEGRE
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1134
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1946
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Cia. Maritima Brasileira
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|
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6117818
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1944
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GRAVATAI
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1134
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1957
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Brasilmar Meridional de Navegação, Ltda.
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USS Escatawpa (AOG-27) underway in the vicinity of Hampton Roads, VA., 3 October 1944.
"Esso Porto Alegre" at Governador Island in the Guanara Bay near Rio de Janeiro.
Built as "Escatawpa (AOG-27) in 1944 for the US Navy, by East Coast SY, USA. Bayonne, NJ., Yard No: 9.
Ship Design: T1-M-A2. Launch Date: 03.06.1944 Date of completion: 18.08.1944
Type: Tanker, Tons: 1134 GRT, DWT: 1453.
Length overall: 67.2 meter, LBP: 65.1 meter, Beam: 11.3 meter.
Number of screws/Machinery/Speed (kn) : 1 Dieselengine - 10.
Sold in 1946 as "Esso Porto Alegre". Sold in 1957 as "Gravatai".
Wrecked near Campo Bom, Santa Catarina 28.09.1970.
"Esso Porto Alegro", ex. "Escatawpa"
( Photo Copyright Carlos Dufriche )
Custody CARDS by PMARS is MARAD's official repository of NDRF ships "Escatawpa (AOG-27)".No disposal Cards