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Esso Albany (1) - (1940-1941)
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Esso Albany (1) was completed as U. S. Navy oiler SABINE (AO-25)
Stern view of USS Sabine (AO-25) ex. Esso Albany (1), off Mare Island Navy Yard, 12 December 1941.
"USS Sabine (AO-25)", ex. "Esso Albany (1)" .
Esso Albany (1) became on the day of her delivery to the Esso fleet, the USS Sabine (AO-25) in 1942.
Esso Albany (1) as USS Sabine (AO-25).
Esso Albany (1) as USS Sabine (AO-25).
USS Sabine (AO-25)
Ex. Esso Albany (1) now as AO-25 USS Sabine-refeuling-Enterprise.
Oiler USS Sabine (AO-25) approaches USS Enterprise CV-6.
USS Honolulu, (CL 48) refuels from the oiler USS Sabine (AO 25).
The USS "Nicholas" refuels from the oiler USS "Sabine" (AO 25).
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO ALBANY (1) / SABINE"
IDNo:
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6111431
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Year:
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1940
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Name:
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SABINE
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Keel:
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18.09.1939
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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27.04.1940
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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05.12.1940
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Ton:
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11316
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18355
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Yard No:
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4331
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A1
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LPP:
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160.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.9
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Builder:
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Bethlehem
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrow's Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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|
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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as ESSO ALBANY ]
Disposal Data:
Scrapped in 1983.
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-25
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6111431
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1940
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SABINE
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11316
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-
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U.S. Navy
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Sisterships are "Esso Annapolis (1)" and USS "Platte".
Additional Info ;
AO-25 Sabine ex Esso Albany (1)
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, 18 September 1939, as Esso Albany (1), a Maritime Commission
type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 10),
at Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, MD.; Launched, 27 April 1940;
Acquired by the Navy, 25 September 1940; Commissioned USS Sabine (AO-25), 5 December 1940;
Decommissioned, 14 February 1955;
Recommissioned in service to MSTS, 10 December 1956;
Decommissioned, 13 November 1957;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.;
Struck from the Naval Register, 14 January 1959;
Reacquired and reinstated on the Naval Register in 1961;
Recommissioned, 14 December 1961;
Decommissioned, 20 February 1969, at Philadelphia, PA.;
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 22 January 1970, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet,
James River, Fort Eustis, VA.;
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1976;
Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD, 1 August 1983. Scrapped in 1983.
Specifications:
Displacement 7,470 t.(lt) 24,830 t.(fl);
Length 553';
Beam 75';
Draft 32' 4";
Speed 18kts;
Complement 304;
Armament four 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, four twin 40 mm gun mounts,
four twin 20 mm gun mounts;
Capacity 146,000 barrels;
Propulsion, geared turbines, twin screws. 13,400 hp.