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Corsicana (II)
T2-SE-A1
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
USS Pecos (AO-65) ex. "Corsicana (II)", date and place unknown.
USS Pecos (AO-65) ex. "Corsicana (II)", date and place unknown.
USS Pecos (T-AO-65) ex. "Corsicana (II)", moored pierside at Bremen, Germany, while discharging a cargo of
fuel for the US forces in Germany, 25 September 1968.
( Photo by Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus )
USS Pecos (T-AO-65) ex. "Corsicana (II)", moored pierside at Bremen, Germany, while discharging a cargo of
fuel for the US forces in Germany, 25 September 1968.
( Photo by Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus )
USS Pecos (T-AO-65) ex. "Corsicana (II)", laid up, James River, USA, in 06-1975.
( Photo copyright L. van Ginderen )
USS Pecos (T-AO-65) ex. "Corsicana (II)", underway, probably in San Francisco Bay, circa 1950s.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
CORSICANA, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 246. UMSC No. 325. Official nr. AO-65.
Keel laid 20-04-1942. Launched 17-08-1942. Completed 28-09-1942. Gr. 10198 t., Net. 6310 t., Dw. 16785 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 CORSICANA-1942 for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
CORSICANA-1942 Acquired by the Navy, 29 August.
T-AO-65 PECOS-1942 Commissioned by the United States Navy, New York, USA.
AO-65 PECOS-1942 Acquired by the Navy, 29 August.
AO-65 PECOS-1946 Decommissioned, 14 March.
AO-65 PECOS-1947 Struck from the Naval Register and transferred to the Maritime Commission, 1 April, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay Group.
CORSICANA-1947 Leased to Pacific Tankers under a GAA agreement, 20 October. CORSICANA-1948 Title transferred to the US Navy, 29 January.
AO-65 PECOS-1950 Reacquired by the Navy and reinstated on the Naval Register, 20 March.
T-AO-65 Pecos-1950 Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)Placed in service as USNS Pecos (T-AO-65), 18 July.
T-AO-65 Pecos-1975 Placed out of service, 6 August 1975 and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group.
T-AO-65 Pecos-1975 Struck from the Naval Register, 1 October.
Additional Reports:
Reported Corsicana laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Reported Pecos sold to shipbreakers in USA. Arrived Baltimore, Maryland Jul. 1975 to be broken up. Delivered 6 August 1975. [ By Boston Metals Company ]
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