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Klaskanine
T1-M-A2
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 24 April 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC 2657) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
Launched, 3 February 1945
Acquired by the Navy, 26 February 1945
Commissioned USS Klaskanine (AOG-63), 8 March 1945
Decommissioned and returned to the Maritime Commission, 25 March 1946, at San Francisco, CA.
Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown)
Transferred (sold) to Brazil (date unknown), renamed Raza (G-19)
Final Disposition, scrapped in 1971.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 845 t.(lt) 2,270 t.(fl)
Length 220' 6"
Beam 37'
Draft 13' 11"
Speed 10 kts.
Complement 62
Armament one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm guns, three single 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 1,228 DWT
Propulsion diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp.
View the Klaskanine (AOG-63)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
The Miramar Ship Index for "KLASKANINE"
IDNo:
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6121239
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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KLASKANINE
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Launch Date:
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03.02.1945
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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08.03.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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24.04.1944
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DWT:
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1453
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Yard No:
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30
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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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Subsequent History:
1946 RAZA - 1970 ITAJAI
Disposal Data:
Last trace listing in Lloyd Class. Index 09.1996.
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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Registered Owner
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AOG-63
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6121239
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1945
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KLASKANINE
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1134
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U.S. Navy
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|
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6121239
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1945
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RAZA
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1134
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1946
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Brazilian Navy
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|
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6121239
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1945
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ITAJAI
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1134
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1970
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Brasilmar Meridional
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ex-USS Klaskanine (AOG-63) in Brazilian service as Raza (G-19), drydocked, date andplace unknown.
( Photo Copyright Jose Arthur )
ex-USS Klaskanine (AOG-63) in Brazilian service as Raza (G-19), drydocked, date andplace unknown.
Ex-USS Klaskanine (AOG-63) in merchant service as the motor tanker M/T Itajai moored pierside, date and location unknown.