Patapsco-class gasoline tanker
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.jpg) USS Patapsco (AOG-1)
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Patapsco-class |
| Builders | |
| Operators |  United States Navy |
| Built | 1942–1945 |
| In commission | 1943–1960s |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gasoline tanker |
| Displacement |
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| 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 |
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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. They served through the Korean War and several served in foreign nations.
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.
