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Natchaug
T1-MT-M1
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 15 August 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull, under a Maritime
Commission contract, at Cargill, Inc., Savage, MN.
Launched, 6 December 1944
Commissioned USS Natchaug (AOG-54), 16 July 1945
Decommissioned, 24 July 1959 and transferred to Greece, renamed Arethousa (A-377)
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1959
Final Disposition, decommissioned by the Greek Navy in 2003, to be disposed of as a target, date unknown
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,846 t.(lt), 4,130 t.(fl)
Length 310' 9"
Beam 48' 6"
Draft 15' 8"
Speed 14 kts.
Complement 131
Armament four 3"/50 gun mounts. 12 20mm gun mounts
Cargo 2,120 DWT
Propulsion Propulsion, four 980 hp GE diesel engines, electric drive, twin shafts, 3,300shp
View the Natchaug (AOG-54)
DANFS history entry located on the US Naval Historical Center Web Site.
USS Natchaug (AOG-54) underway date and place unknown.
ex USS Natchaug (AOG-54) in Greek service as HNS Arethousa (A-377).
underway, date and place unknown.
ex. USS Natchaug (AOG-54) in Greek service as HNS Arethousa (A-377).
ex. USS Natchaug (AOG-54) in Greek service as HNS Arethousa (A-377).