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Summit Springe
T1-M-A2
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down in 1943, Summit Springe a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 902) at East Coast Shipyard Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
Launched, 24 May 1943
Commissioned USS Seekonk (AOG-20), 10 February 1944
Decommissioned, 1 May 1946, at San Francisco, CA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 21 May 1946
Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal as a merchant vessel
Final Disposition, 7 June 1963, burned off Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and sold for scrapping.
( See photo below )
Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt) 2,255 t.(fl)
Length 220' 6"
Beam 37'
Draft 13'
Speed 10 kts.
Complement 59
Armament one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm guns mounts
Cargo Capacity 1,228 DWT
Propulsion diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp
View the Seekonk (AOG-20)
DANFS history entry located at Navsource
View also Seekonk (AOG-23) history of the Library of Library-site.
Registry & Rig Information
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Vessel Name:
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AOG-20 (USS SEEKONK)
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Nationality
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U.S.A.
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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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213.50
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Gross Tonnage:
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1139.00
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Vessel Width:
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37.00
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Net Tonnage:
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579.00
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Vessel Height
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14.50
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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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00004
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Builder Information
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Place of Built:
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Bayonne, NJ
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Builder:
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East Coast Shipyards, Inc.
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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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SEEKONK
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1946 - 1947
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U.S.
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U.S. NAVY
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SEEKONK
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1947 - 1963
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CANADA
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191213
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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. Maritime Commission
Washington, DC U.S.
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1946 - 1947
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U.S.
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U.S. NAVY
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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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Newfoundland Tankers, Ltd.
St. John's, Nfld. Canada
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1949 - 1953
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CANADA
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191213
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Irving Steamships, Ltd.
Saint John, N.B. Canada
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1955 - 1963
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CANADA
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191213
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ReBuilt History
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Canadian Measures, 1949 (214.75 x 37 x 14.33 ; 1136 gross - 579 registered).
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Disposition
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Suffered explosion and fire at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 7, 1963. Towed out of harbor and beach; fire extinguished on June 9. Declared constructive total loss and sold for scrapping.
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History
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First commissioned on February 10, 1944. First registered in 1949. Built as T1-M-A1 class tanker under U.S. Maritime Commission contract. Transferred to U.S. Navy; served in New Guinea and Philippines. Arrived at San Franciso, CA, February 26, 1946. Decommissioned on May 1, 1946 and stricken from Navy List on May 21, 1946. Transferred to U.S. Maritime Commission for disposal on August 28, 1946. Ran in regular trade, Montreal to various Lake Ontario ports, during season of 1951.
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"Seekonk", ex. "Summit Springe".