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Esso Annapolis (1) - (1940 - 1941)
See also the story : NAVY FLEET OlLER & Launch & Christening "Esso Annapolis (1)"
"Esso Annapolis (1)", February 18th 1941.( Photo US Coast Guard )
"Esso Annapolis (1)", April 14th 1940.( Photo US Coast Guard )
USS Chemung (AO-30) ex."Esso Annapolis (1)", Norfolk Navy Yard, Va, April 30th 1943.
( Photo NARA )
USS Chemung (AO-30) ex."Esso Annapolis (1)", Norfolk Navy Yard, Va, December 18th 1944.
( Photo NARA )
USS Chemung (AO-30) ex."Esso Annapolis (1)", date and place unknown.
Broadside view of USS Chemung (AO-30) off Mare Island, 26 July 1957.
Chemung undergoing repairs at Mare Island from 30 April until 31 July 1957.
( Photo collection Darryl Baker )
USS Chemung (AO-30), refuels USS Boyd (DD-544) in the Pacific Ocean, 11 April 1962.
( Photo thanks to David Buell )
USS Chemung (AO-30), underway during replenishment of an aircraft carrier, 1966.
USS Chemung (AO-30) in heavy wheater.
USS Chemung (AO-30) in action.
USS Chemung (AO-30) refueling Alaska (CB-1), date and place unknown.
Refueling from USS "Chemung" with USS "Renshaw" (DDE-499) portside.
"Esso Annapolis (1)" as USS "Chemung" AO-30.
"Esso Annapolis (1)" as USS "Chemung" AO-30 in action.
"Esso Annapolis (1)" as USS "Chemung" AO-30 in action.
Additional Info ;
AO-30 Chemung ex Esso Annapolis.
Sisterships are "Esso Albany (1)" and USS "Platte".
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down as Esso Annapolis, a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull,
under a Maritime Commission contract, at Bethlehem-Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, MD.;
Launched, 9 September 1939;
Acquired from the Maritime Commission in June 1941;
Commissioned USS Chemung (AO-30), 3 July 1941;
Decommissioned, 3 July 1950, at San Diego, CA.; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group;
Recommissioned, 1 December 1950;
Decommissioned, (date unknown);
Struck from the Naval Register, May 1971;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration, (date unknown), for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Final Disposition, scrapped 1971.
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. 13,400hp.
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO ANNAPOLIS"
IDNo:
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2239220
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Year:
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1940
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Name:
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ESSO ANNAPOLIS
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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9.09.1939
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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01.1940
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Tons:
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11316
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18300
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Yard No:
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4330
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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-Sparrows Point SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrows Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/ Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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Subsequent History:
1941 CHEMUNG
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at San Jose, Cal., 05.1971 [ By Levin Metals Corp. ]
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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239220
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2239220
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1940
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ESSO ANNAPOLIS
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11316
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Standard Oil Co (New Jersey)
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AO-30
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2239220
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1940
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CHEMUNG
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11316
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1941
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U.S. Navy
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Additional Info by Starke & Schell Registers :
ESSO ANNAPOLIS - 1940 USA 2ST (aft) (18)
11,316 GRT for Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, Wilmington, Del. 528.8 x 75.3
Tanker build by Bethlehem Steel Co., SB. Div., Sparrow's Point, Md. (1) #4330 239220
6/1941 - CHEMUNG, U. S. Navy (AO-30)
Sold May 1971 for scrapping to Levin Metals Corp., San Jose, Calif.
Maritime Administration Cards:
