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Louisburg
T2-SE-A1
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
Authorized by the Maritime Commission as Louisburg, a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A1) tanker hull
Laid down, 24 September 1942, as Schuylkill, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 306) at
Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock, Chester, PA.
Launched, 16 February 1943
Acquired by the Navy, 27 February 1943
Commissioned USS Schuylkill (AO-76), 9 April 1943, at Baltimore, MD., CAPT. Fred A. Hardesty USNR in command
Decommissioned, 14 February 1946
Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
Reacquired by the Navy, 30 January 1948
Placed in service by the Naval Transportation Service (NTS) as Schuylkill (AO-76)
Control shifted to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 October 1949,
redesignated USNS Schuylkill (T-AO-76)
Reclassified Transport Oiler (AOT-76) (date unknown)
Struck from the Naval Register, 31 March 1986
Final Disposition, disposed of by Maritime Administration (MARAD) sale, 4 March 1988, fate unknown.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 5,730 t.(lt) 21,500 t.(fl)
Length 523' 6"
Beam 68'
Draft 30' 10"
Speed 15 kts.
Complement 253
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 140,000 barrels
Propulsion Turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000hp.
View the Schuylkill (AO-76)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
Ship Report for "SCHUYLKILL"
IDNo:
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6116568
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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SCHUYLKILL
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Keel:
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24.09.1942
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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16.02.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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09.04.1943
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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313
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A1
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LPP:
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153.3
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Sun
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Chester, Pa
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Number ofscrews/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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|
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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as LOUISBURG ] -
1946 LOUISBURG - 1948 SCHUYLKILL
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 8.10.1988 [ By Chi Shun Hua Steel Co. ]
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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Change
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Registered Owner
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AO-76
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6116568
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1943
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LOUISBURG
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10198
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AO-76
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6116568
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1943
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SCHUYLKILL
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10198
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1943
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U.S. Navy
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USS Schuylkill (AO-76) underway, circa 1944, place unknown.
USS Schuylkill (AO-76), near the Norfolk Navy Yard, 24 April 1943. In this ship, as an experiment, the smokestack aft was replaced
with a small exhaust pipe and a dummy smokestack was installed amidships over the bridge. The purpose was to persuade a U-boat
skipper that the ship was a freighter rather than a more valuable tanker. The experiment does not appear to have been repeated.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
USS Schuylkill (AO-76) at anchor, date and location unknown.
U.S. Navy Oiler USS Schuylkill (AO-76), October 1971.
Disposal CARDS by PMARS is MARAD's official repository of NDRF ships
of Louisburg / Schuylkill
No Custody CARDS
Disposal CARDSBack of Card 1 No Image