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Ocklawaha
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, (date unknown);
Commissioned USS Ocklawaha (AO-84), 9 March 1944;
Decommissioned, (date unknown);
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, c. 1948;
Operated under contract to Naval Transportation Service;
Placed In-Service by MSTS as USNS Ocklawaha (T-AO-84), 1 October 1949;
Placed Out-of-Service, (date unknown);
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown);
Final Disposition, 09/02/1975 Sold for scrap to Luria Brothers Co., Inc..
( 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.
There is no DANFS History currently available for Ocklawaha (AO-84) at the Haze Gray & Underway
Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
Ship Report for "OCKLAWAHA"
IDNo:
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6119780
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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OCKLAWAHA
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Keel:
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10.02.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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09.06.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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09.03.1944
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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20
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Length overall:
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159.6
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Ship Design:
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T2-SE-A2
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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:
-
Disposal Data:
09/02/1975 Sold for scrap to Luria Brothers Co., Inc.
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-84
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6119780
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1944
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OCKLAWAHA
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10448
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-
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U.S. Navy
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"Ocklawaha".
Custody CARDS by PMARS is MARAD's official repository of NDRF shipsof Ocklawaha
Custody CARDS
Back of Card 1 No Image
Back of Card 2 No Image
Back of Card 3 No Image
No Disposal CARDS