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Royston
T1-M-A2
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Originally assigned the name Royston;
Laid down, as Sequatchie, a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC hull 790), 1 June 1943, at Todd-Galveston Dry Dock Inc., Galveston, TX.;
Launched, 21 December 1943;
Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 5 August 1944;
Commissioned USS Sequatchie (AOG-21), 2 September 1944;
Decommissioned, 26 June 1946, at New Orleans, LA.;
Struck from the Naval Register, 15 August 1946;
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 7 October 1946, for lay up in the National Defense
Reserve Fleet, Mobile, AL.;
Final Disposition, fate unknown.
( See photos 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.
USS Sequatchie (AOG-21)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command
"USS Seqatchie (AOG-21)" ex. "Royston", returning to San Francisco in March 1946.
Note the homeward-bound pennant flying from the main mast.
US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial.
( Photo thanks to Stan Svec )
"OTCO Bayway" ex. "USS Seqatchie (AOG-21)" ex. "Royston".
Additional Information :
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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SEQUATCHIE (AOG-21)
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Nationality
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U.S.
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Official Number:
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U.S. NAVY
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Rig:
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Propeller
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Dimensions & Tonnage
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Vessel Length:
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213.66
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Gross Tonnage:
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1129.00
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Vessel Width:
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37.00
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Net Tonnage:
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698.00
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Vessel Height
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14.25
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Hull Material:
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Steel
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Masts:
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Hull Number:
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00110
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Builder Information
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Place of Built:
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Galveston, TX
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Builder:
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Galveston, Todd Dry Docks, Inc., Shipbuilding Div.
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Date of Built
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1944
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Name Changes
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Vessel Name:
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Date:
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Registry
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Official #
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ROYSTON
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1946 - 1948
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U.S.
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255526
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OTCO BAYWAY
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1948 - 1966
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U.S.
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255526
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TIBBETTS, ETHEL
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1966 - 1975
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U.S.
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255526
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METRO LANDRY NO. 1
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1975 - 1977
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CANADA
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368970
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METRO LANDRY NO. 1
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1977 - 1981
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B.W.I.
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368970
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Ownership Changes
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Owner Name
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Date
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Registry
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Official #
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U.S. Navy
Washington, DC U.S.
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1944 - 1946
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U.S.
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U.S. NAVY
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U.S. Maritime Commission
Washington, DC U.S.
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1946 - 1948
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U.S.
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255526
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Oil Transfer Corp.
New York, NY U.S.
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1948 - 1963
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U.S.
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255526
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Towboat Betty Moran Corp.
Bath, ME U.S.
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1963 - 1966
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U.S.
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255526
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Peerless No. Five Corp.
Boston, MA U.S.
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1966 - 1975
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U.S.
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255526
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Metro Marine Transport & Terminals, Ltd.
Halifax, N.S. Canada
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1975 - 1977
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CANADA
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368970
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Metro Marine Transport & Terminals, Ltd.
Hamilton, B.W.I.
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1977 - 1981
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B.W.I.
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368970
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ReBuilt History
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Lengthened by Behtlehem Steel Corp., Staten Island, NY, in 1948 (242.25 x 37 x 14.25; 1204 gross - 826 net). Canadian tonnage, 1975 (1265 gross - 755 registered). Tonnage change, 1978 (1204 gross - 826 net).
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Disposition
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Hull stripped and donated to town of Shediac, New Brunswick to be used as part of a marina in 1981.
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History
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Launched as ROYSTON. Built as T1-M-A2 class tanker for U.S. Maritime Commission; transferred to U.S. Navy prior to commissioning.
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