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Tongue River/Pasquotank
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, as Tongue River (YOG-48), a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, 13 August 1942,
under a Maritime Commission contract, at East Coast Shipyard Inc., Bayonne, NJ;
Launched, 28 November 1942;
Reclassified, (AOG-18), 25 March 1943;
Commissioned USS Pasquotank (AOG-18), 26 August 1943;
Decommissioned, 27 March 1946;
Struck from the Naval Register, 1946;
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Final Disposition, served as SS Tongue River, for Unites States of America ( Dept. of Commerce ),
until scrapped in 1964.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt) 2,270 t.(fl);
Length 220' 6";
Beam 37';
Draft 17';
Speed 10 kts;
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.
There is no DANFS History currently available for Pasquotank (AOG-18) at the Haze Gray & Underway
Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
View also Tongue River / Pasquatank (AOG-18) history of the Library of Library-site.
Ship Report for "PASQUOTANK"
IDNo:
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6116244
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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PASQUOTANK
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Launch Date:
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28.11.1942
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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26.08.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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13.08.1942
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DWT:
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1600
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Yard No:
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2
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Length overall:
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67.4
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Ship Design:
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T1-M-A1
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LPP:
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63.9
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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11.3
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Builder:
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East Coast SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Bayonne, NJ.
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1D-10
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Owner as Completed:
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U.S. Navy
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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as TONGUE RIVER ] - 1946 TONGUE RIVER
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Terminal Isl. 08.1964.
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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Main Owner
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AOG-18
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6116244
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1943
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PASQUOTANK
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1139
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U.S. Navy
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|
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6116244
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1943
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TONGUE RIVER
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1139
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1943
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USS Pasquatank (AOG-18).
( US Navy Photo )
USS Pasquatank (AOG-18), underway, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Stan Svec )
Click here for the Custody CARD - Front 1A of the "Pasquotank/Tongue River"Front of Card 1 Custody card "Pasquotank/Tongue River".
Click here for the Custody CARD - Backside of the "Pasquotank/Tongue River"Back of Card 1 Custody card, page 2, "Pasquotank/Tongue River".
Click here for the Custody CARD - Backside of the "Pasquotank/Tongue River"Disposal Record Disposal record 1964, "Pasquotank/Tongue River".