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Kalkay
T2-A-MC-K
Mattaponi Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down for Keystone Tankship Corp. as Kalkay, a Maritime Commission type (T2-A-MC-K) tanker
hull, under Maritime Commission contract, (MC hull 149) at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA;
Launched, 17 January 1942;
Commissioned USS Mattaponi (AO-41), 11 May 1942;
Decommissioned, 17 April 1950 at San Diego, CA;
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group;
Recommissioned, 28 December 1950;
Decommissioned, 12 October 1954 at San Diego, CA;
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group;
Recommissioned, 12 December 1958;
Decommissioned 1 February 1959;
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 February 1959;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Reacquired and reinstated in the Naval Register, 1 September 1961;
Recommissioned, 30 November, 1961 at Mobile, AL;
Decommissioned, (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register, October 1970;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Final disposition, scrapped, 1972.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 6,809 t.(lt) 21,450 t.(fl);
Length 520';
Beam 68';
Draft 30' 6";
Speed 17kts;
Complement 242;
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 135,000 barrels;
Propulsion, geared turbine, single screw, 12,800hp.

View the Mattaponi (AO-41)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway web site.

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S.T. "Mattaponi (AO 41)" (1942), U.S. Navy, one of the five units form the  T2-A-Type.
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USS Mattaponi (AO-41).
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USS Mattaponi (AO-41), off Norfolk Navy Yard, 5 May 1943.
She was headed for Europe with deck cargo that included two PT boats.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
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USS Mattaponi (AO-41).
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USS Mattaponi (AO-41) refueling USS Rowen (DD-782) to starboard, USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)
to port. US Navy photo.
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USS Mattaponi (AO-41).      ( Art work by IAN HALL )