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Peconic
T1-MT-BT1
Klickitat Class Gasoline Tanker :
Laid down, 31 January 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract, (MC hull 2628), at St Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
Launched, 14 May 1945
Commissioned USS Peconic (AOG-68), 29 September 1945, with a Coast Guard crew
Decommissioned, 4 January 1946, at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 21 January 1947 Custody transferred to the Maritime Commission, for disposal
Leased for commercial service to Maritime Transport Lines Inc. in 1946, renamed M/V Voshell
Turned over to the Naval Transportation Service (NTS), 4 April 1948, named reverted to Peconic (AOG-68)
operated under contract Custody assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 October 1949,
redesignated USNS Peconic (T-AOG-68)
Reinstated in the Naval Register, 28 April 1950
Placed out of service, struck from the Naval Register and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD),
12 November 1957, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
Final Disposition, scrapped in 1983
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,980 t.(lt) 2,270 t.(fl)
Length 325' 4"
Beam 48' 2"
Draft 19'
Speed 11 kts.
Complement 80
Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount two single 40mm AA gun mounts three single 20mm AA gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 30,000bbls
Propulsion Propulsion, direct drive diesel, single propeller, 800shp
The Miramar Ship Index for "PECONIC"
IDNo:
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6121965
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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PECONIC
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Keel:
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31.01.1945
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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14.05.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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29.09.1945
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DWT:
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4200
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Yard No:
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87
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Length overall:
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99.1
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Ship Design:
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T1-M-BT1
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LPP:
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94.2
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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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St.John's River
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Jacksonville
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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:
1946 VOSHELL - 1948 PECONIC
Disposal Data:
Stricken 12.11.1957, sold 12.1982 & scrapped at Brownsville 1983.
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-68
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6121965
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1945
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PECONIC
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3210
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U.S. Navy
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249185
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6121965
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1945
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VOSHELL
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3210
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1946
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U.S. Govt.
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USNS Peconic (T-AOG-68), location and date unknown.
( Photo NARA )
USNS Peconic (T-AOG-68), location and date unknown.( Photo NARA )
USNS Peconic (T-AOG-68), location and date unknown.
( Photo NARA )
USNS Peconic (T-AOG-68) at anchor while in service with MSTS during the 1950s, location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
USNS Peconic (T-AOG-68) at anchor while in service with MSTS during the 1950s, location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
USNS Peconic (T-AOG-68) at New York, 3 April 1950. Note the unusual shape of the front of the after superstructure.
While the ship was in civilian hands between 1946 and 1948 her streamlined dummy smokestack was converted
to a deckhouse with a short stack at the after end.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
"Peconic" Status Card.