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Sebasticook
T1-MT-BT1
Klickitat Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 9 April 1945, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC hull 2632), at St Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
Acquired on loan charter basis from the Maritime Commission in 1945
Naval acquisition officially canceled, 29 August 1945
Launched, 11 August 1945 as M/V Mexia
Delivered to the Maritime Commission as and uncompleted hull, 18 September 1945
Sold for commercial service, 16 July 1947, to International Tankers, renamed MV Transpar
Resold in 1958 and renamed MV Kwang Lung
Final Disposition, burnt and sank in 1971.
( No photo available )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,980 t.(lt), 5,970 t.(fl)
Length 325' 4"
Beam 48' 2"
Draft 19'
Speed 11 kts.
Complement 80
Armament
one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount
two single 40mm AA gun mounts
three single 20mm A gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 30,000bbls
Propulsion Propulsion, diesel direct drive, single propeller, 1,700shp
Sebasticook
Maritime Commission hull no. 2632, a T1-M-BT1 tanker laid down on 9 April 1945 by the St. John's River Shipbuilding Corp., Jacksonville, Fla., was scheduled to be acquired by the Navy on a loan charter basis from the Maritime Commission and commissioned as Sebasticook (AOG-72). As she neared launching, however, the Navy's need for ships of that type diminished; and the coastal tanker was launched as Mexia on 11 August 1945. The tanker's acquisition by the Navy was officially cancelled on 29 August 1945.
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The Miramar Ship Index for
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SEBASTICOOK
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IDNo / IMO
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5615777
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Year
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1948
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Name
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SEBASTICOOK
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Flag
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PAN
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Owner
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US Navy
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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2945
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DWT
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4200
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LOA
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99.11
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LPP
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95.96
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Beam
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14.73
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Dept
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6.63
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Draft
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5.89
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Machinery
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1D-10
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Power
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1400 BHP
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ShipDesign
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T1-M-BT1
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Builder
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St.John's River
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Yard
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Jacksonville
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Yard No
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91
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Country built
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USA
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Keel
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Launch
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11.08.1945
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Completed
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06.1948
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Subsequent History
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1945 Ordered as SEBASTICOOK, for U.S. Navy, completed by Maryland DD, Baltimore.
1945 Launched as MEXIA for U.S. Government.
1945 Delivered to the Maritime Commission as and uncompleted hull.
1947 TRANSPAR - Sold to International Tankers.
1957 TRANSPAR - Resold Mobil Tankers Co., SA
1958 KWANG LUNG - Resold and renamed Mobil Tankers Co., SA
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End
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1961
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Disposal Data
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Explosion & Fire Kaohsiung on 05.04.1961 & Scrapped Kaohsiung 07.1961.
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