Patapsco-class gasoline tanker
.jpg) USS Patapsco (AOG-1) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: |
Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation Cargill Inc. |
| Operators: |
 United States Navy |
| Built: | 1942–1945 |
| In commission: | 1943–1960s |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Gasoline tanker |
| Displacement: | 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) light 4,130 long tons (4,196 t) full load |
| Length: | 310 ft 9 in (94.72 m) |
| Beam: | 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × General Electric diesel-electric engines, twin shafts, 3,300 hp (2,461 kW) |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 1,850 long tons (1,880 t) dwt |
| Complement: | 131 |
| Armament: | • 4 × 3"/50 caliber guns • 12 × 20 mm AA guns |
The Patapsco-class of gasoline tankers were a class of tankers built for the United States Navy during World War II. The class consisted of 23 tankers, designated AOG-1 through AOG-11, and AOG-48 to AOG-59.
Ships
- USS Patapsco (AOG-1)
- USS Kern (AOG-2)
- USS Rio Grande (AOG-3)
- USS Wabash (AOG-4)
- USS Susquehanna (AOG-5)
- USS Agawam (AOG-6)
- USS Elkhorn (AOG-7)
- USS Genesee (AOG-8)
- USS Kishwaukee (AOG-9)
- USS Nemasket (AOG-10)
- USS Tombigbee (AOG-11)
- USS Chehalis (AOG-48)
- USS Chestatee (AOG-49)
- USS Chewaucan (AOG-50)
- USS Maquoketa (AOG-51)
- USS Mattabesset (AOG-52)
- USS Namakagon (AOG-53)
- USS Natchaug (AOG-54)
- USS Nespelen (AOG-55)
- USS Noxubee (AOG-56)
- USS Pecatonica (AOG-57)
- USS Pinnebog (AOG-58)
- USS Wacissa (AOG-59)
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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