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Rappahannock
T1-MT-M1
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 25 May 1942, as Rappahannock, for the U.S. Navy, type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull,
at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, WA.
Renamed Kern (date unknown)
Launched, 7 September 1942
Commissioned USS Kern (AOG-2), 9 March 1943
Decommissioned, 6 August 1946 and transferred to the Army Transportation Service Returned to US
Navy custody and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 July 1950
Placed in service as USNS Kern (T-AOG-2), 1 July 1950
Placed out of service in September 1956
Laid up in the Reserve Fleet Reactivated and assigned to MSTS, placed in service, 30 April 1957
Placed out of service, 1 October 1957
Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown) Custody transferred to MARAD
Final Disposition, fate unknown
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,850 t.(lt) 4,130 t.(fl)
Length 310' 9"
Beam 48' 6"
Draft 15' 8"
Speed 15.5 kts.
Complement 131
Armament four 3"/50 dual purpose guns, twelve 20mm guns
Cargo Capacity 2,210 DWT
Propulsion four GE diesel electric engines, twin shafts, 3,300hp
View the Kern (AOG-2)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
The Miramar Ship Index for "KERN"
IDNo:
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6115418
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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KERN
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Keel:
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25.05.1942
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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7.09.1942
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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9.03.1943
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DWT:
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2638
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Yard No:
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13
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Length overall:
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94.7
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Ship Design:
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T1-MT-M1
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LPP:
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89.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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14.8
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Builder:
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Seattle-Tacoma
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Tacoma
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2DE-14.5
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|
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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as RAPPAHANNOCK ] -
1947 Y.483 -1951 KERN
Disposal Data:
Scrapped, unknown.
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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AOG-2
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6115418
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1943
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RAPPAHANNOCK
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2762
|
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U.S. Navy
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AOG-2
|
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6115418
|
1943
|
KERN
|
2762
|
1943
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U.S. Navy
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|
|
6115418
|
1943
|
Y-483
|
2762
|
1947
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U.S. Army
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T-AOG-2
|
|
6115418
|
1943
|
KERN
|
2762
|
1951
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Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
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USS Kern (AOG-2) ex. Rappahannock, at anchor, date and place unknown.
USS Kern (AOG-2) ex. Rappahannock, underway, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Stan Svec )