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Severn
T3-S2-A1
Ashtabula Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract, (MC hull 727) at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.
Launched, 31 May 1944
Commissioned USS Severn (AO-61), 19 July 1944
Decommissioned, 3 July 1950, at San Diego, CA.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group Recommissioned, 29 December 1950
Decommissioned, 1 July 1973, at NavSta Newport, R.I. Laid up at NISMF Philadelphia, PA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1974
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal Final Disposition, sold, 22 January 1975 by MARAD,
fate unknown
( See photos below )
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Specifications:
Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 75'
Draft 32'
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 314
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp
View the USS Severn (AO-61)
DANFS history entry located at NavSource.
The Miramar Ship Index for "SEVERN"
IDNo:
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6120135
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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SEVERN
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Keel:
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24.11.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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31.05.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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19.07.1944
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Tons:
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12155
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18230
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Yard No:
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4407
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A1
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LPP:
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160.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.9
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Builder:
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Bethlehem
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrow's Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Sold, 22 January 1975 by MARAD, fate 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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AO-61
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6120135
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1944
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SEVERN
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12155
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-
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U.S. Navy
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USS Severn (AO-61) and USS Rudyerd Bay (CVE-81) steaming together, location unknown.
( US Navy photo )
USS Severn (AO-61), off Newport R.I., 21 June 1952.
USS Severn (AO-61), underway at sea, after refueling Tarawa (CVS-40), 13 February 1959.
USS Severn (AO-61) entering the harbor at Valetta, Malta, November 1969.
( Photo collection Thomas Daniel )
USS Severn (AO-61) entering the harbor at Valetta, Malta, November 1969.
( Photo collection Thomas Daniel )
USS Severn (AO-61), .underway in the Atlantic Ocean, February 1972.
USS Severn (AO-61), underway, date and place unknown.
USS Severn (AO-61), during an underway replenishment with Lake Champlain (CVS-39) and
Forrest Sherman (DD-931), circa 1962.
USS Severn (AO-61).
USS Severn (AO-61), underway in the Mediterranean Sea, February 1967.
( Photo collection Jim McCoy )
USS Severn (AO-61).
( Art work by IAN HALL )
USS Severn (AO-61) comes alongside the commercial tanker SS Erna Elizabeth to take on fuel,
during operations in the Atlantic Ocean, 2 March 1972.
( US Navy photo )
USS Severn (AO-61).
USS Severn (AO-61).
USS Severn (AO-61).
USS Severn (AO-61), date and place unknown.
USS Severn (AO-61), date and place unknown.
( Photo thanks to Richard Miller )
USS Severn (AO-61) conducting an underway replenishment with USS Hancock (CV-19) circa late 1944, location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Robert Guttman )