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Esso Columbia (I) - (1940-1941)
Esso Columbia seen as USS Salamonie (AO-26)
Esso Columbia seen as USS Salamonie (AO-26)
Esso Columbia seen as USS Salamonie (AO-26).
Esso Columbia seen as USS Salamonie (AO-26).
USS Salamonie (AO-26) refueling Bush (DD-529).
USS Salamonie (AO-26) refuels USS Saipan (CVL-48) in the summer of 1952.
( Photo thanks to Tom Pendergast )
USS Salamonie (AO-26) refuels USS Saipan (CVL-48) in the summer of 1952.
( Photo thanks to Tom Pendergast )
T3-S2-A1
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, 5 February 1940, as Esso Columbia, a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract, (MC hull 13), at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA.
Launched, 18 September 1940
Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 20 November 1940
Commissioned USS Salamonie (AO-26), 28 April 1941
Decommissioned, 20 December 1968
Struck from the Naval Register, 2 September 1969
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in 1970 to Intershitra of Rotterdam, Netherlands for $298,001
Specifications:
Displacement 7,470 t.(lt) 24,830 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 75'
Draft 32' 4"
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 304
Armament four 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, four twin 40mm AA gun mounts, four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws. 30,400hp
View the Salamonie (AO-26)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site.
The Miramar Ship Index for "SALAMONIE"
IDNo:
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6112362
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Year:
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1941
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Name:
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SALAMONIE
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Launch Date:
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18.09.1940
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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28.04.1941
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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05.02.1940
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Tons:
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12175
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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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372
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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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Newport News SB
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Newport News
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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 COLUMBIA]
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Spain 01.1971.
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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6112362
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1941
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SALAMONIE
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12175
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-
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US Navy
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