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Ammonusuc
T1-M-A2
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 23 November 1943, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 1520), at East Coast Shipyard Inc., Bayonne, NJ;
Launched, 25 March 1944;
Acquired by the US Navy 18 May 1944;
Commissioned USS Ammonusuc (AOG-23), 19 May 1944, with a Coast Guard crew;
Decommissioned, 4 June 1946, at new Orleans, LA;
Struck from the Naval Register, 23 April 1947;
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 9 March 1948;
Sold and refitted for merchant service;
Final Disposition, fate unknown.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt), 2,270 t.(fl);
Length 220' 6";
Beam 37';
Draft 17';
Speed 10kts;
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.
View the Ammonusuc (AOG-23) DANFS history entry at Navsource.
View also Ammonusuc (AOG-23) history of the Library of Library-site.
Ship Report for "AMMONUSUC"
IDNo:
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6117494
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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AMMONUSUC
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Launch Date:
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25.03.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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19.05.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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23.11.1943
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DWT:
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1453
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Yard No:
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5
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Length overall:
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67.2
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Ship Design:
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T1-M-A2
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LPP:
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65.1
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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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|
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Owner as Completed:
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U.S.Navy
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Subsequent History:
1948 PROVIDENCE - [ 1952 Lg 73.8 m oa, 1286 grt ] -
1962 TEXACO PROVIDENCE - 1968 DEAN REINAUER
Disposal Data:
explosion & fire South Portland 30.12.69 (1 dead) & made into a dumb barge.
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-23
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6117494
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1944
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AMMONUSUC
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1134
|
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U.S.Navy
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255611
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6117494
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1944
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PROVIDENCE
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1134
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1948
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Texas Co
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255611
|
|
6117494
|
1944
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TEXACO PROVIDENCE
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1286
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1962
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Texas Co
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255611
|
|
6117494
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1944
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DEAN REINAUER
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1286
|
1968
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Boston Fuel Tptn.
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US Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Ammonusuc (AOG-23), 1945.
USS Ammonusuc (AOG-23).
( US Navy Photo )