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Leon Godchaux
ET1-S-C3
Stag Class Distilling Ship:
Projected as SS Leon Godchaux a Maritime Commission type (Z-ET1-S-C3) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1934)
Reallocated to the Navy before construction began Renamed Wildcat and designated IX-130, 27 October 1943
Laid down, 16 November 1943, at Delta Shipbuilding Co., New Orleans, LA.
Launched, 7 January 1944
Reclassified Distilling Ship AW-2, 4 February 1944
Commissioned, USS Wildcat (AW-2), 17 February 1944, at New Orleans, LA.
Decommissioned, 10 April 1944, at Tampa FL. for conversion to a Distilling Ship at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, FL.
Recommissioned, 15 October 1944, at Key West FL. LCDR. George H. Burrows, USNR, in command
During World War II USS Wildcat was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater USS Wildcat (AW-2) was assigned to Joint Task Force 1,
Task Unit 1.8.1 Service Group - Repair and Service Unit for Operation Crossroads the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in July 1946
Decommissioned, 17 January 1947 and returned to the War Shipping Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Olympia, WA.
Moved by USMC tugs to the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Astoria, OR., 15 May 1947
Struck from the Naval Register, 10 June 1947 Name reverted to SS Leon Godchaux in June 1965
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 31 January 1968 to Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, OR. for $182,005.00 (PD-X-791
dated 9 January 1968), removed, 19 February 1968
Specifications:
Displacement 3,745 t.(lt) 14,600 t.(fl)
Length 441' 6"
Beam 56' 11"
Draft 28' 4"
Speed 12.5 kts.
Complement
Officers 15
Enlisted 156
Troop Accommodations 178
Largest Boom Capacity 10 t.
Cargo Capacity 7,450 DWT
Fresh water 33,600 Bbls
Armament :
one single 5"/38 cal dual purpose gun mount
two single 3"/50 cal dual purpose gun mounts
Fuel Capacities :
NSFO 17,235 Bbls
Diesel 600 Bbls
Propulsion :
one Iron Fireman triple expansion reciprocating steam engine
two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 220psi 450°
Ship's Service Generators
two turbo-drive 150Kw 120V D.C.
two Diesel-drive 60Kw 450V A.C.
single propeller, 2,500 shp
LEON GODCHAUX USA, 1T
7,218 GRT for U. S. War Shipping Administration, New Orleans, 422.8 x 57.0
Tamker built by Delta Shipbuilding Co., Inc., New Orleans, (2/44), #95, 244990
02/2944 - WILDCAT U. S. Navy (IX-130) converted distilling ship after delivery (AW-2) commissioned 10/1944
01/1947 - LEON GODCHAUX U. S. Maritime Commission, New Orleans
Sold 1968 to Zidell Explorations, Inc. for scrapping, broken up Dec 1971, delivered from Astoria Reserve Fleet 19.02.1968
( See photos below )
The Miramar Ship Index for "LEON GODCHAUX"
IDNo:
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2244990
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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LEON GODCHAUX
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Keel:
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16.11.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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07.01.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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17.02.1944
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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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95
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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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|
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Subsequent History:
1944 WILDCAT - 1947 LEON GODCHAUX
Disposal Data:
Scrapped at Portland, Ore., 19.02.1968 ( work done 12.1971 ). [ By Zidell Explorations Inc. ]
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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244990
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2244990
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1944
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LEON GODCHAUX
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7218
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U.S. Govt.
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|
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2244990
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WILDCAT
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|
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U.S. Navy
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244990
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520637
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2244990
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1944
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LEON GODCHAUX
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7218
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1947
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U.S. Govt.
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"Wildcat (AW-2)" underway, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Stan Svec )
Ex. "Wildcat (AW-2)" moored pierside, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to David Nixon )