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Susquehanna
T1-MT-M1
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 9 September 1942, for the U.S. Navy, type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull,
at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, WA.
Launched, 23 November 1942
Commissioned USS Susquehanna (AOG-5), 7 June 1943
Decommissioned, 15 August 1946, and transferred to the US Army Transportation Service
Struck from the Naval Register, 23 April 1947
Returned to the US Navy, 1 July 1950
Assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) and placed in service as USNS Susquehanna (T-AOG-5)
Placed out of service in March 1959
Struck from the Naval Register, 26 March 1959
Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet,
Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
Final Disposition, scrapped (date unknown)
( See photo below )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,850 t.(lt) 4,130 t.(fl)
Length 310' 9"
Beam 48' 6"
Draft 15' 8"
Speed 15.5 kts.
Complement 131
Armament four 3"/50 dual purpose guns, twelve 20mm guns
Cargo Capacity 2,210 DWT
Propulsion four GE diesel electric engines, twin shafts, 3,300hp
View the Susquehanna (AOG-5)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
The Miramar Ship Index for "SUSQUEHANNA"
IDNo:
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6116661
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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SUSQUEHANNA
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Keel:
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9.09.1942
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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23.11.1942
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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7.06.1943
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DWT:
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2638
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Yard No:
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16
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Length overall:
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94.7
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Ship Design:
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T1-MT-M1
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LPP:
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89.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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14.8
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Builder:
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Seattle-Tacoma
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Tacoma
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2DE-14.5
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|
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Subsequent History:
1947 Y.485 - 1951 SUSQUEHANNA
Disposal Data:
Scrapped (date unknown)
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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AOG-5
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6116661
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1943
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SUSQUEHANNA
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2762
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U.S. Navy
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|
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6116661
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1943
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Y-485
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2762
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1947
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U.S. Army
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T-AOG-5
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|
6116661
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1943
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SUSQUEHANNA
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2762
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1951
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Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)
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USS Susquehanna (AOG-5) at anchor, date and place unknown.
USS Susquehanna (AOG-5) underway during builders trials in Puget Sound, 28 May 1943.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )