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Mason L. Weems
ET1-S-C3
Armadillo Class Mobile Station Tanker:
Laid down, 1 November 1943 as SS Mason L. Weems, a Maritime Commission type (Z-ET1-S-C3) hull,
under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1928) at Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, LA.
Renamed Moose 27 October 1943
Launched, 17 December 1943
Acquired by the Navy, 27 January 1944
Commissioned USS Moose (IX-124), 28 January 1944. LT G. E. Spencer, USNR, in command
During World War II USS Moose was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following campaign;
Asiatic-Pacific Campaigns
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Campaign and Dates
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Okinawa Gunto operation
Assault and occupation of Okinawa Gunto, 28 May to 15 June 1945
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Decommissioned, 19 April 1946, at Norfolk, VA.
Delivered to the WSA, 27 April 1946, renamed SS Mason L. Weems and laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
Struck from the Naval Register, 8 May 1946 USS Moose earned one battle star for World War II service Merchant Service
Sold by the Maritime Commission in 1948 to Tramp Shipping & Oil Transportation Corp., renamed SS Yankee Pioneer
Converted to a dry cargo ship at Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1948
Sold to Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company, in 1951, renamed SS Y. L. McCormick
Renamed SS Anji in 1961, US flagged
Grounded and severely damaged in a typhoon near Hong Kong in September 1961
Final Disposition, scrapped at Hong Kong in March 1965
Specifications:
Displacement 14,500 t. (limiting)
Length 441' 6"
Beam 56' 11"
Draft 28' 4" (limiting)
Speed 12 kts. (trial)
Cargo Capacity 8,500 DWT
Oil 63,000 Bbls
Complement
officers 10
enlisted 95
Armament
one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount
one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
Fuel Capacity NSFO 13,900 Bbls
Propulsion
one vertical triple expansion reciprocating steam engine
two Combustion Engineering boilers, 220psi 450°
three recip-drive 20Kw 120V D.C. Ship's Service Generators
single propeller, 2,500 shp
MASON L. WEEMS, USA, 1T
7,218 GRT for U. S. War Shipping Administration, New Orleans, 422.8 x 57.0
Tanker built by Delta Shipbuilding Co., Inc., New Orleans, (1/44), #89, 244894
01/1944 - MOOSE U. S. Navy (IX-124)
04/1946 - MASON L. WEEMS U. S. Maritime Commission, New Orleans
1948 - YANKEE PIONEER Tramp Shipping & Oil Transportation Corp., New York
1949 - converted to dry cargo vessel by Todd Shipyards Corp., Brooklyn, N.Y. 7,202 grt, delivered, 11/1949
1951 - W. L. McCORMICK Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co., Tacoma, Wash.
1961 - ANJI Seafarers, Inc., New York [J. J. Georgelis & Co.]
Dragged anchor and stranded on Lantao Island during typhoon at Hong Kong, 5 Sep 1964, refloated 24 Nov 1964, sold for scrapping,
Broken up at Hong Kong, March 1965, by Hong Kong Chiap Hua Manufactory Co. (1947), Ltd., work began 06.03.1965
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "MASON L. WEEMS"
IDNo:
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2244894
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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MASON L. WEEMS
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Keel:
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01.11.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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17.12.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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28.01.1944
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Tons:
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7218
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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10674
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Yard No:
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89
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Length overall:
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134.6
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Ship Design:
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Z-ET1-S-C3
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LPP:
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126.8
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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17.3
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Builder:
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Delta SB Co.
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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New Orleans
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1T-11
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Subsequent History:
1944 MOOSE - 1946 MASON L. WEEMS - 1948 YANKEE PIONEER -
[ 1949 converted to cargo ship, 7202 grt ] -
1951 W.L. McCORMICK - 61 ANJI
Disposal Data:
Stranded Hong Kong 05.09.1964 & scrapped at Hong Kong 06.03.1965. [ By Hong Kong Chiap Hua Manufactory ]
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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244894
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2244894
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1944
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MASON L. WEEMS
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7218
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U.S. Govt.
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IX-124
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2244894
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1944
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MOOSE
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7218
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1944
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U.S. Navy
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244894
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2244894
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1944
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MASON L. WEEMS
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7218
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1946
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U.S. Govt.
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244894
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2244894
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1944
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YANKEE PIONEER
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7202
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1948
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Tramp Sg & Oil Tptn Corp.
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244894
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2244894
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1944
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W.L. McCORMICK
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7202
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1951
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Weyerhaeuser SS Co.
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244894
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501807
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2244894
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1944
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ANJI
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7202
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1961
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Seafarers Inc.
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USS "Moose (IX-124)", ex. "Mason L. Weems", at anchor, date and place unknown.
( Photo thanks to Samuel G. McConathy )
"Yankee Pioneer", ex. "Mason L. Weems", ex. "Moose", ex. "Mason L. Weems" moored pierside in a US port, circa late 1940s
( Photo Copyright World Ship Society )
"Yankee Pioneer", ex. "Mason L. Weems", ex. "Moose", ex. "Mason L. Weems" at anchor, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Gerhard Mueller-Debus )