USS Sakatonchee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Sakatonchee (AOG-19) was a Mettawee-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations.
Quick Facts History, United States ...
History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Name | USS Sakatonchee |
Namesake | Sakatonchee Creek in Mississippi, a tributary of the Tombigbee River |
Ordered | as T1-M-A2 tanker hull, MC hull 901 |
Laid down | 13 August 1942 |
Launched | 22 May 1943 |
Acquired | 15 January 1944 |
Commissioned | 17 January 1944 |
Decommissioned | 29 March 1946 |
Stricken | 1 May 1946 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1964 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 1,228 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
Displacement | 846 tons(lt) 2,270 tons(fl) |
Length | 220 ft 6 in |
Beam | 37 ft |
Draught | 17 ft |
Propulsion | Diesel direct drive, single screw, 720 hp |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Complement | 62 |
Armament | one single 3 in (76 mm) dual purpose gun mount, two 40 mm guns, three single 20 mm gun mounts |
Close
Sakatonchee, MC hull 901, was laid down on 13 August 1942 by East Coast Shipyards, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey; launched on 22 May 1943; sponsored by Miss Mary Abate; acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission on 15 January 1944; and commissioned on 17 January 1944.