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Cohocton
T2-SE-A2
Escambia Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, (date unknown), as a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull under a Maritime Commission
contract at Marinship, Sausalito, CA;
Launched, 28 July 1945;
Acquired by the Navy and Commissioned USS Cohocton (AO-101), 25 August 1945;
Decommissioned, 14 June 1946;
Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown), for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Reacquired by the Navy and operated by a civilian company under contract to the Navy Transportation Service;
Reassigned to MSTS, 1 October 1949;
Reinstated in the Naval Register and placed In-service as USNS Cohocton (T-AO-101);
Placed Out-of-service, (date unknown);
Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Transferred to MARAD for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, (date unknown);
Final Disposition, fate unknown.
?? to CIT Corporation, as "??".
"Transoneida", ex- U.S.S. Cohocton (AO-101), Matson Line.
1974 chartered to Matson as Transoneida,
1979 returned to CIT Corporation.
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 07.11.1980.
( See photo below )
Specifications:
Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl);
Length 523' 6";
Beam 68';
Draft 30' 10";
Speed 15kts;
Complement 267;
Armament one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3"/50 guns, four twin 40mm gun mounts,
four twin 20mm gun mounts;
Capacity 140,000 barrels;
Propulsion, turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000shp.
View the Cohocton (AO-101)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.
Ship Report for "COHOCTON"
IDNo:
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6120965
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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COHOCTON
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Launch Date:
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28.06.1945
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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25.08.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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88
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A3
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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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Marinship Corp.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sausalito
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-16
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|
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Subsequent History:
1967 TRANSONEIDA -
[ 1969 converted to container ship, 7666 grt ] -
1980 PACIFIC ECONOMY
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 07.11.1980.
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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Registered Owner
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AO-101
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6120965
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1945
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COHOCTON
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10448
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U.S. Navy
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510399
|
|
6120965
|
1945
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TRANSONEIDA
|
10448
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1967
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Hudson Waterways
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510399
|
|
6120965
|
1945
|
PACIFIC ECONOMY
|
7666
|
1980
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Am. Pacific Container
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USNS Cohocton (T-AO-101) launching, 28 June 1945, at Marinship, Sausalito, CA.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
"USNS Cohocton (T-AO-101)".
USNS Cohocton (T-AO-101) underway, date and location unknown.
( US Navy photo from the collections of the US Navy Memorial. )
Custody CARDS by PMARS is MARAD's official repository of NDRF ships
of Cohocton
Custody CARDSBack of Card 2 No Image
No Disposal CARDS