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Chiwaukum
T1-M-A2
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down (date unknown). as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under
Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1523) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
Launched, 4 May 1944
Commissioned, USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26), 25 July 1944, LT. C. S. Hoag, USCGR, in command
During World War II Chiwaukum was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Decommissioned, 31 May 1946
Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
Transferred to Turkey, 10 May 1948, renamed TNS Akpinar
Final Disposition, fate unknown
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 845 t.(lt), 2,270 t.(fl)
Length 220' 6"
Beam 37'
Draft 13' 1"
Speed 10 kts.
Complement 62
Armament
one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
two single 40mm AA gun mounts
three single 20mm AA gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 1,228 DWT
Propulsion diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp
View the Chiwaukum (AOG-26)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
Ship Report for "CHIWAUKUM"
IDNo:
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6117697
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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CHIWAUKUM
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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04.05.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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25.07.1944
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DWT:
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1453
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Yard No:
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8
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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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Subsequent History:
1949 AKPINAR
Disposal Data:
-
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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Owner
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AOG-26
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6117697
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1944
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CHIWAUKUM
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1134
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US Navy
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A-574
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6117697
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1944
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AKPINAR
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1134
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1949
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Tuskish Navy
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USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26), at anchor, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Sten Svec )
Ex-USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26) underway, circa 1948 while in service as the Turkish oiler TNS Akpinar.
( Photo Turkish Navy )
Ex-USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26) in service as the Turkish oiler TNS Akpinar.
( Photo Cüneyt Demir )
Ex-USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26) in service as the Turkish oiler TNS Akpinar.
( Photo Cüneyt Demir )
Drawing of the Ex-USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26) in service as the Turkish oiler TNS Akpinar.
( Photo Cüneyt Demir )
Drawing of the Ex-USS Chiwaukum (AOG-26) in service as the Turkish oiler TNS Akpinar.
( Photo Cüneyt Demir )
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