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Towaliga
T1-M-A2
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
USS Towaliga (AOG-42) moored to a buoy with pierside, date and place unknown.
( Photo thanks to Jack A.Schark )
East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey. Yardnumber 24. USMC Nr. 2068.
Keel laid 29-9-1944. Launched 29-10-1944. Completed 14-12-1944. Official nr. AOG-42.
Gr. 1139 t., Net. 712 t., Dw. 1368 t. L.o.a. 67,23 m., Br. 11,49 m., Dr. 3,92 m.
Lloyds Register (IMO) or ID number 6120332.
Engine: 4SA 8 cyl 368 x 508 oil engine, manufactured by National Supply Company, Springfield, Missouri. 814 B.h.p., 607 kW. Speed 10 knots. 12 Tanks. Derrick: 1 x 3 t. Call sign:
History:
TOWALIGA-1944 Laid down, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MC 2068) at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
AOG-42 TOWALIGA-1947 for United States Navy, Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.A.
A-303 TAI HWA-.... for Navy of South Korea, Pusan, South Korea.
HSING KAO-.... for ?????
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