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KINGS MOUNTAIN / CONASTOGA / MILLICOMA
T2-SE-A1
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down as King's Mountain a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A1) tanker hull under a
Maritime Commission contract by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA.,
4 August 1942; Renamed Conestoga; Launched as Millicoma,
21 January 1943; Acquired by the Navy,
30 January 1943; Converted for Navy service at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore, MD.;
Commissioned, USS Millicoma (AO-73), 5 March 1943 at Baltimore, MD;
Decommissioned, 21 February 1946 at San Francisco, CA.;
Struck from the Naval Register, 12 March 1946;
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, June 1946 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet; .
Reacquired by the Navy, February 1948; Assigned to MSTS, 1 October 1949.
Reinstated on the Naval Register, 28 April 1950 and placed In-service on a contract charter
basis as USNS Millicoma (T-AO-73);
Reclassified Oil Transporter (T-AOT), (date unknown);
Placed Out-of-service, (date unknown);
Struck from the Naval Register, 31 March 1986;
Transferred to MARAD for disposal or lay up, 2 February 1987;
Final Disposition, fate unknown;
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 5,730 t.(lt) 21,880 t.(fl);
Length 523' 6";
Beam 68';
Draft 30';
Speed 15.5kts;
Complement 251;
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts;
Capacity 140,000 barrels;
Propulsion, Turbo-electric, single screw, 8,000hp.
View the Millicoma (AO-73)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.
Ship Report for "KINGS MOUNTAIN / CONASTOGA / MILLICOMA"
IDNo:
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6116114
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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MILLICOMA
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Keel:
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04.08.1942
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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21.01.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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05.03.1943
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DWT:
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16613
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Yard No:
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275
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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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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as CONASTOGA, Ordered as KINGS MOUNTAIN ]
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Kaohsiung 22.07.1987 [ By Chi Shun Hwa Steel Co Ltd. ]
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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Change
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Registered Owner
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|
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6116114
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1943
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KINGS MOUNTAIN
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1942
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|
|
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6116114
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1943
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CONASTOGA
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|
1943
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AO-73
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6116114
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1943
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MILLICOMA
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10198
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1943
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U.S. Navy
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Seen here as USNS Millicoma (T-AO-73).
Seen here as USNS Millicoma (T-AO-73).
USS Millicoma (AO-73) underway, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Stan Svec )