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Sachem (I)
T3-S-A1
Chiwawa Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, as Sachem, a Maritime Commission type (T3-S-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC hull 517) at Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding, Sparrows Point, MD.
Launched (date unknown)
Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, and commissioned USS Enoree (AO-69), 23 January 1943
Decommissioned, 27 March 1947
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Recommissioned, 18 October 1950 and assigned to the Naval Transport Service (NTS)
Custody assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), early-April 1951
Decommissioned, 10 December 1954
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group
Placed in service by MSTS, 10 December 1956, as USNS Enoree (T-AO-69)
Placed out of service, 22 October 1957
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 February 1959
Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping to Luria Brother and Co., Cleveland, OH., Scrapped at Brownsville, TX.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 5,650 t.(lt) 21,077 t.(fl)
Length 502' 6"
Beam 68'
Draft 31'
Speed 17 kts.
Complement 13 officers 200 enlisted
Armament one 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four 3"/50 guns, four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 134,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbine, single screw. 12,000hp
View the Enoree (AO-69)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
The Miramar Ship Index for "SACHEM/ENOREE"
IDNo:
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6115065
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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ENOREE
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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29.08.1942
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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23.01.1943
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Tons:
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10350
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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16100
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Yard No:
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4379
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Length overall:
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152.9
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Ship Design:
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T3-S-A1
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LPP:
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148.6
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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20.7
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Builder:
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Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrows Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1ST-15
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|
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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as SACHEM ] -
1943L ENOREE
Disposal Data:
Sold for scrapping to Luria Brother and Co., Cleveland, OH., Scrapped at Brownsville, TX.
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-69
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6115065
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1943
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SACHEM
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10350
|
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U.S. Govt.
|
|
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6115065
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1943
|
ENOREE
|
10350
|
1943L
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U.S. Navy
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USS Enoree (AO-69), background, and USS Tulaga (AO-62) in Tokyo Bay, November 1945.
USS Enoree (AO-69) underway from Norfolk, VA. to North Africa with a deck load of PT boats,
23 March 1943.
USS Enoree (AO-69) underway, date and place unknown. Note the large crane mounted on her
main deck and that she is flying her World War II call letters Nan, Zebra, King, Charley.
USS Enoree (AO-69) at anchor, date and place unknown.
USS Enoree (T-AO-69) entering San Diego harbor, mid-1952.
USS Enoree (T-AO-69) moored at San Pedro, CA. while taking on a cargo of oil in 1952.
( Photo thanks to Gordon D. French )
Aerial view of USS Enoree (AO-69) near Norfolk, 17 May 1943.
( Photo thanks to John Chiquoine and Dave Schroeder )
Aerial view of USS Enoree (AO-69) near Norfolk, 17 May 1943.
( Photo thanks to John Chiquoine and Dave Schroeder )