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Yahara
T1-M-A2
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Overhead port side view of USS Yahara (AOG-37) underway, wearing camouflage 32/16D, in the Chesapeake Bay, 31 October 1944.
( Photo thanks to Tommy Trampp )
USS Yahara (AOG-37) at anchor off Okinawa, date unknown.
Note dented starboard bow which resulted from a collision with USS Beale (DD-471).
USS Yahara (AOG-37).
"El Caribe", ex. "Yahara".
A Postcard photo of the "Petro-Bourg", ex. "Chrysnati P.", ex. "El Caribe", ex. "Yahara", in the port of Ouistreham
on the French coast, 1964.
( Photo thanks to François Jouison )
YAHARA, T1-M-A2
Built by East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey. Yardnumber 19. USMC Nr. 1800.
Keel laid 6-06-1944. Launched 30-07-1944. Completed 22-09-1944.
Gr. 1220 t., Net. 856 t., Dw. 1475 t.
L.o.a. 68,68 m., Br. 11,39 m., Dr. 4,06 m. Lloyds Register (IMO) or ID nr. 5276282.
Engine: 5 cyl 2SA 405 x 520 oil engine, manufactured by Fairbanks, Morse & Company, Beloit, Wisconsin. 790 B.h.p., 589 kW.
Speed 10 knots. 12 Tanks. Derrick: 1 x 3 t. Call sign: NHVY.
History:
1943 - Laid down, as YAHARA, 6 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission (MC hull 1800) contract at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
1944 - YAHARA Converted for Naval Service at Marine Basin Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
1944 - YAHARA (AOG-37) Commissioned, 29 September 1944.
1946 - YAHARA (AOG-37) Decommisioned, 21 May 1946, at New Orleans, LA.
1946 - YAHARA (AOG-37) Struck from the Naval Register, 19 July 1946.
1946 - YAHARA (AOG-37) Transferred to the Maritime Commission's War Shipping Administration, 5 November 1946.
1947 - YAHARA Acquired by the Texas Oil Co. in late 1947 for the company's Norwegian subsidiary, renamed M/V El Caribe reflagged Norwegian
1952 - EL CARIBE Decommissioned by USATS and returned to Naval custody, 1 July 1950.
1952 - EL CARIBE Subsequently sold in September 1952 to the Verbomilia Steamship Co. London, reflagged Great Britain, name retained
1953 - EL CARIBE Sold to Cousoltanker Co. Ltd. London in 1953, name retained.
1954 - EL CARIBE Sold to a Soc Meridionale d'Armement, in 1954 and reflagged French, rename retained.
1957 - EL CARIBE Sold in 1957 to A. M. Printezis & G. A. Papadopoulos, reflagged Greece, renamed M/V Crysanthi P..
1961 - CRYSANTHI P. Sold in 1961 to Cie de Tpts Maritimes de Petrole, renamed M/V Petro Bourg.
1967 - PETRO BOURG Sold in 1967 to NE Trais SA, renamed M/V Aghia Trias.
1974 - AGRIA TRIAS Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in 1974.
CASUALTY REPORTS.
Reported Aghia Trias sold to shipbreakers in Greece. Arrived breakers yard 1974 to be broken up
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