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Stillwater / Cache
T2-SE-A1
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
USS Cache (AO-67) ex. "Stillwater".
USS Cache (AO-67) ex. "Stillwater".
USS Cache (AO-67) ex. "Stillwater".
USS Cache (AO-67) ex. "Stillwater".
CACHE, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 247. UMSC No. 328. Official nr. AO-67.
Keel laid 25-05-1942. Launched 07-09-1942. Completed 28-09-1942. Gr. 10195 t., Net. 6310 t., Dw. 16785 t.L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,23 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW. Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
Launched as STILLWATER-1942 for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA.
AO-67 CACHE-1942 Commissioned by US Navy.
AO-67 CACHE-1942 Decommissioned, 14 January, at San Francisco, CA.
AO-67 CACHE-1946Struck from the Naval Register.
AO-67 CACHE-1946Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 30 June for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
AO-67 CACHE-1946 Reacquired, 10 February, for operation by the NavalTransportation Service
T-AO-67 Cache-1949 Transferred to MSTS, 10 October and placed in service as USNS Cache (T-AOT-67)
T-AO-67 Cache-1972 Placed out of Service, 9 May, transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX. Group
T-AO-67 Cache-1986Struck from the Naval Register, 31 March.
Additional Reports:
Reported Cache sold to shipbreakers to Goodwils USA Inc, 18 Nov. 1985, resold to Eastern Overseas Inc. which resold to Kaohsiung 10 Jun.1988 to be broken up. [ By First Copper & Iron Industrial Co. Ltd. ]
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