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T2-SE-A1
Suamico Class Fleet Oiler:
Seen here as USNS Millicoma (T-AO-73).
Seen here as USNS Millicoma (T-AO-73).
USS Millicoma (AO-73) underway, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Stan Svec )
USS Millicoma (AO-73), ex. "Conastoga", ex. "Kings Mountain", underway, date and location unknown.
MILLICOMA, T2-SE-A1
History :
Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pennsylvania.
Yardnumber 275. UMSC No. 336. Official nr. AO-73.
Keel laid 04-08-1942.Launched 21-01-1943. Completed 30-01-1943. Gr. 10198 t., Net. 6375 t., Dw. 16613 t. L.o.a. 159,57 m., Br. 20,78 m., Dr. 9,31 m. Engine: 2 steam turbines, manufactured by General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachussetts. 7240 B.h.p., 5401 kW.Speed 15 knots. 26 Tanks.
History:
Laid down as CONASTOGA-1942 for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA..
Launched as KINGS MOUNTAIN-1943 for United States War Shipping Administration, Philadelphia, USA..
AO-73 MILLICOMA-1943 Acquired by the Navy, 30 January and converted for Navy service at Maryland Drydock Co., Baltimore, MD.
AO-73 MILLICOMA-1943Commissioned, USS Millicoma (AO-73), 5 Mar. at Baltimore, MD.
AO-73 MILLICOMA-1946 Decommissioned, 21 Feb. 1946 at San Francisco, CA.
AO-73 MILLICOMA-1946 Struck from the Naval Register, 12 Mar.
AO-73 MILLICOMA-1946 Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 30 Jun. 1946 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
AO-73 MILLICOMA-1948 Reacquired by the Navy, 2 Feb. 1948, operated on a contract charter basis as Millicoma (AO-73)
AO-73 MILLICOMA-1949 Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 1 Oct.
T-AO-73 MILLICOMA-1950 Reinstated on the Naval Register, 28 Apr. as USNS Millicoma (T-AO-73
T-AOT-73 MILLICOMA-19?? Reclassified Oil Transporter (T-AOT-73), date unknown
T-AOT-73 MILLICOMA-1975 Placed out of service, date unknown Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 16 Jul., for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.
T-AOT-73 MILLICOMA-1977 Title transferred to the Maritime Administration, 1 Oct.
T-AOT-73 MILLICOMA-1986 Struck from the Naval Register, 31 Mar.
T-AOT-73 MILLICOMA-1987 Transferred to MARAD for disposal or lay up, 2 Feb.
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, C.J.W. Shipping and Trading Co. in December 1986
Additional Reports:
Reported Millicoma sold for scrapping, C.J.W. Shipping and Trading Co. in Dec. 1986. Resold to shipbreakers in Taiwan. Arrived Kaohsiung 22 Jul. 1987 to be broken up. [ By Chi Shun Hua Steel Co., Ltd. ]
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