Stanvac Mei Foo - (1949-1954)

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"Stanvac Meifoo", ex. "Stanvac No. 312", ex. "Mei Shan", ex. Waupaca".

Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:

Laid down, 23 November 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull,

under a Maritime Commission contract, at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, NJ;

Launched, 4 January 1945;

Commissioned USS Waupaca (AOG-46), 9 February 1945;

Decommissioned, 26 March 1946;

Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1946;

Transferred to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown);

Final Disposition, see below.

( See photo below )

Specifications:

Displacement 846 t.(lt) 2,270 t.(fl);

Length 220' 6";

Beam 37';

Draft 17';

Speed 10kts;

Complement 62;

Armament, one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm guns,

three single 20mm gun mounts;

Cargo DWT 1,228;

Propulsion, diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Waupaca (AOG-46) at the Haze Gray &

Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

The Miramar Ship Index for "WAUPACA"

Tons:	1134	Link:	-
DWT:	1453	Yard No:	28
Length overall:	67.2	Ship Design:	T1-M-A2
LPP:	65.1	Country of build:	USA
Beam:	11.3	Builder:	East Coast SY
Material of build:		Location of yard:	Bayonne, NJ.
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):	1D-10

Subsequent History:

1947 MEI SHAN - 1948 STANVAC No.312 - 1949 STANVAC MEI FOO - 1954 STANVAC VISAYAS II -

1962 MOBIL VISAYAS - 1969 LAPU-LAPU CARRIER - 1975 VIRA - 1975 LEAP DAL

Disposal Data:

[ Possibly ] Scrapped at Jurong 20.11.1977.

History :