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Conroe/Wautauga
T1-M-A2
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Originally assigned the name Conroe;
Laid down, as Wautauga, a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 791), 14 June 1943, at Todd-Galveston Dry Dock Inc., Galveston, TX.;
Transferred to the Republic of China, renamed Yu Chuan (AO-303)
Struck from the Naval Register, 13 July 1948;
Final Disposition, scrapped by Taiwanese Navy, 1959.
Scrapped in 1959.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt), 2,270 t.(fl);
Length 220' 6";
Beam 37';
Draft 17';
Speed 10kts;
Complement 62;
Armament, one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm guns, three single 20mm gun mounts;
Cargo DWT 1,228;
Propulsion, diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp.
View the Wautauga (AOG-22)
DANFS history entry located on the Hyperwar US Navy in WWII web site.
The Miramar Ship Index for "WAUTAUGA"
IDNo:
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6120645
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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WAUTAUGA
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Launch Date:
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10.01.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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28.09.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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14.06.1943
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Tons:
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1134
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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1453
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Yard No:
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111
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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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Todd-Galveston
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Galveston
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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:
[ Launched as CONROE ] - 1947 YU CHUAN
Disposal Data:
Wrecked Taiwan 1959 & scrapped in 1964.
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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Main Owner
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AOG-22
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6120645
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1944
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WAUTAUGA
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1134
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U.S. Navy
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AO-303
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6120645
|
1944
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YU CHUAN
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1134
|
1947
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Taiwan
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USS "Wautauga (AOG-22)" builders completion photo, underway near Huston, TX., 9 October 1944.
"Wautauga"was the second of four ships of this class built at Galveston, Texas, and completed at Houston.
The upward sweep of the lower rubbing strake at the bow was steeper on the Texas-built ships than
on the ones from Bayonne, otherwise they were nearly identical.
( Builders photo )
"Yu Chuan (AO-303)", ex. "USS Wautanga (AOG-42)".