Mettawee class gasoline tanker
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 USS Mettawee |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Mettawee |
| Completed: | 34 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Gasoline Tanker |
| Displacement: | 2,280 tons (fully loaded) |
| Length: | 221 ft (67 m) |
| Beam: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Draft: | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion: | One screw, diesel engines, 720 hp |
| Speed: | 9.5 knots (18 km/h) |
| Complement: | 58 |
| Armament: |
One 3"/50 caliber gun Two Bofors 40 mm gun Three Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
The Mettawee-class gasoline tanker was a class of small gasoline tankers based on the Maritime Commission standard T1-M-A2 hull that served in World War II. The ships were completed between 1943 and 1945. Despite being charged with the dangerous task of carrying a highly volatile cargo into battle, none of the Mettawee-class tankers were destroyed.
[edit] Ships in Class
- USS Mettawee
- USS Pasquotank
- USS Sakatonchee
- USS Seekonk
- USS Sequatchie
- USS Wautauga
- USS Ammonusuc
- USS Sheepscot
- USS Calamus
- USS Chiwaukum
- USS Escatawpa
- USS Gualala
- USS Hiwassee
- USS Kalamazoo
- USS Kanawha
- USS Narraguagas
- USS Ochlockonee
- USS Oconee
- USS Ogeechee
- USS Ontonagon
- USS Yahara
- USS Ponchatoula
- USS Quastinet
- USS Sacandaga
- USS Tetonkaha
- USS Towaliga
- USS Tularosa
- USS Wakulla
- USS Yacona
- USS Waupaca
- USS Manokin
- USS Sakonnet
- USS Conemaugh
- USS Klaskanine
[edit] References
- Budge, Kent. Mettawee Class, U.S. Gasoline Tankers. The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
- Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945. HyperWar. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
