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Piscataqua
T1-MT-BT1
Klickitat Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 24 March 1945, M/V Loudon, a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-BT1) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission
contract (MC hull 2630) at St Johns River Shipbuilding, Jacksonville, FL.
Launched, 26 May 1945
Acquired on loan charter basis from the Maritime Commission, named Piscataqua (AOG-70) in 1945
Naval acquisition, canceled, 27 August 1945
Delivered to the Maritime Commission, 18 September 1945
Sold for commercial service by the Maritime Commission, 16 July 1947, to International Tankers, named reverted to M/V Loudon
Resold in 1948, renamed M/V Transwell
Resold in 1950, renamed M/V Salamanca
Final Disposition, scrapped in 1972
( See photo below )
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
Piscataqua IV (AOG-80)
Named after :A river in New England, forming the boundary between Maine and New Hampshire.
The fourth Piscataqua, a T-1 tanker originally named Taveta, was laid down 23 May 1945 by the Todd Houston Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Tex.; launched as Cisne 10 September 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Robert Rosbach; and delivered to U.S. Maritime Commission 13 December 1945. However, the tanker was immediately placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Beaumont, Tex.
She was activated and delivered to MSTS at New Orleans 19 August 1950. At this time she was renamed Piscataqua and designated T-AOG-80. The tanker operated in the Gulf area until January 1951 when she was transferred to the Western Pacific under the operational control of MSTS Far East. She supplied American forces in Korea with gasoline during the undeclared war against the Communist aggressors.
During the late fifties, she continued to provide logistical support for American truce forces in Korea. With the commencement of the war in Vietnam, her area of operations has shifted to Southeast Asia where she serves into 1970.
Piscataqua earned three battle stars for Korean War service.
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The Miramar Ship Index for
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LOUDON
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IDNo / IMO
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5307611
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Year
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1948
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Name
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LOUDON
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Flag
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PAN
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Owner
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US Maritime Commission
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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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89
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Country built
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USA
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Keel
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24.3.45
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Launch
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26.5.45
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Completed
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6.48
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Subsequent History
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1945 Ordered as LOUDON, for US Maritime Commission
1945 Launched as PISCATAQUA, completed by Maryland DD, Baltimore] - US Navy.
1947 LOUDON - Sold to International Tankers.
1948 TRANSWELL - Renamed for International Tankers SA.
1950 SALAMANCA - Petroleos Mexicanos SA.
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End
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1972
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Disposal Data
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Scrapped Mexico 1972.
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USNS "Piscataqua (T-AOG-80)", port stern view of vessel underway; vessel is riding high, date and location unknown.
USNS "Piscataqua (T-AOG-80)", port stern view of vessel underway; vessel is riding high, date and location unknown.