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Kishwaukee
T1-MT-M1
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 22 September 1942, at Cargill Inc., Savage, MN.
Launched, 24 July 1943
Commissioned USS Kishwaukee (AOG-9), 27 May 1944,
Decommissioned, 2 April 1958
Laid up in the Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960
Reacquired in October 1965 Recommissioned, 1 September 1966
Decommissioned, 15 January 1970, at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI.
Laid up at INACTSHIPMAINTFAC West Lock, Pearl Harbor, HI.
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 August 1974
Disposed of by MARAD sale, 1 November 1979, for conversion to a fishing vessel,
Final Disposition, scrapped (date unknown)
( See photos 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 Kishwaukee (AOG-9)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
The Miramar Ship Index for "KISHWAUKEE"
IDNo:
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6118335
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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KISHWAUKEE
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Launch Date:
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24.07.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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27.05.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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DWT:
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2638
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Yard No:
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5
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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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Cargill
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Savage
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2DE-14.5
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Subsequent History:
-
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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Name change
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Registered Owner
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AOG-9
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6118335
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1944
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KISHWAUKEE
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2762
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-
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U.S. Navy
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USS Kishwaukee (AOG-9), painted camouflage scheme 32/3D, underway on the Mississippi River
off New Orleans, LA., 2 June 1944.
( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
U.S. Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Kishwaukee (AOG-9) underway of the coast of
Oahu, Hawaii, October 31, 1966.
U.S. Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Kishwaukee (AOG-9) operating off the coast of
Oahu, Hawaii, July 25, 1967.
USS Kishwaukee (AOG-9) underway date and place unknown.
U.S. Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Kishwaukee (AOG-9) underway near Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii, September 1966.
USS Kishwaukee (AOG-9) underway date and place unknown.
"Kishwaukee (AOG-9)" moored at her builders yard, Cargill Inc., Savage, MN., 6 April 1944.
Photo courtesy Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the SS Cobia.
( Photo thanks to Larry Bohn )
"Kishwaukee (AOG-9)" moored at her builders yard, Cargill Inc., Savage, MN., 6 April 1944.
Photo courtesy Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the SS Cobia.
( Photo thanks to Larry Bohn )
"Kishwaukee (AOG-9)" moored at her builders yard, Cargill Inc., Savage, MN., 6 April 1944.
Photo courtesy Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the SS Cobia.
( Photo thanks to Larry Bohn )
"Kishwaukee (AOG-9)" moored at her builders yard, Cargill Inc., Savage, MN., 6 April 1944.
Photo courtesy Wisconsin Maritime Museum, home of the SS Cobia.
( Photo thanks to Larry Bohn )
USS "Kishwaukee (AOG-9)" at Pearl Harbor, HI, October 1968
( Photo thanks to Richard Leonhardt )