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Esso Memphis
T2-SE-A1
Built Juny 1944 by Sun Shipbuilding Company, Chester, Pennsylvania (# 415),
as "Esso Memphis" # 1748, for U.M.S.C
1950 - Esso Shipping Company, Wilmington, Del.
1956 - MEMPHIS U. S. Dept. of Commerce - Maritime Administration, Wilmington, Del.
(11/1956 - 09/1957 - lent to U.S. Navy - Military Sea Transportation Service as T-AO-162)
1966 - U. S. Army - refitted for service as floating power plant - stationed at Qu Nhon
Broken up at Kaohsiung, Aug 1971, by Chin Ho Fa Steel & Iron Co., Ltd.
Sisterships are Esso New Haven, Esso Camden, Esso Portland, Esso Roanoke,
Esso Scranton, Esso Springfield and Esso Uttica.
History and notes:
Cumberland Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, 11 March 1944, as Esso Memphis, a Maritime Administration type (T2-SE-A1) tanker hull,
under a Maritime Commission contract at Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.;
Delivered to Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, 28 June 1944;
Returned to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, (date unknown);
Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission, 28 November 1956, and placed in service
as USNS Memphis (T-AO-162);
Assigned to MSTS, 23 December 1956; Operated by Marine Transport Lines, Inc.;
Placed out of service, struck from the Naval Register, and returned to the Maritime Administration for
lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA., 13 September 1960;
Converted to a floating power plant at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, VA. in 1966;
Transferred to the US Army for service in South Vietnam; Final Disposition, fate unknown.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 5,782 t.(lt) 21,800 t.(fl);
Length 523' 6";
Beam 68' 2";
Draft 30' 2";
Speed 14.5kts;
Armament, none;
Capacity 140,000 barrels;
Propulsion, turbo-electric, single screw. 8,000hp.
View the DANFS history for Memphis (T-AO-162) at NavSource.
Ship Report for "ESSO MEMPHIS"
IDNo:
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2245961
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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ESSO MEMPHIS
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Launch Date:
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17.06.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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28.06.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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11.03.1944
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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415
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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 of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1TE-15
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Owner as Completed:
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Standard Oil Co of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del.
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Subsequent History:
1956 MEMPHIS
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 08.1971
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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245961
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2245961
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1944
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ESSO MEMPHIS
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10297
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Standard Oil Co NJ.
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AO-162
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2245961
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1944
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MEMPHIS
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10297
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1956
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U.S.Navy
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Launching of the "Esso Memphis" at Chester, Penna., June 17, 1944 preparatory to a
highly usefull war career.
"Esso Memphis".