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Nemasket
T1-MT-M1
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 6 October 1942, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull, under a Maritime
Commission contract at Cargill Inc., Savage, MN.
Launched, 20 October 1943
Commissioned USS Nemasket (AOG-10), 16 June 1944
Decommissioned, 22 September 1959
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet,
Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960
Final Disposition, scrapped in 1961
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,850 t.(lt) 4,130 t.(fl)
Length 310' 9"
Beam 48' 6"
Draft 15' 8"
Speed 15.5kts.
Complement 131
Armament four 3"/50 dual purpose guns, twelve 20mm guns
Cargo DWT 2,210
Propulsion four GE diesel electric engines, twin shafts, 3,300hp
View the Nemasket (AOG-10)
DANFS history located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
Model of the USS Nemasket (AOG-10).
USS Nemasket (AOG-10) during her launch, at Savage, MN., October 20th, 1943.
USS Nemasket (AOG-10) at anchor, circa in 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D. (US Navy photo)
USS Nemasket (AOG-10) at anchor, circa in 1944. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D. (US Navy photo)
USS Nemasket (AOG-10) at the Standard Oil dock at Shanghai, China, circa late 1945.
USS Nemasket was the first ship to tie up to that pier since the Japanese occupation in 1937.
USS Nemasket (AOG-10)'s moored on the Whangpoo River, Shanghai, China in 1945.
Bow on view Nemasket (AOG-10) departing Mare Island, 9 October 1946. Nemasket was under going
repair at the yard from 16 July to 16 Oct 1946.
( Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo )
Stern view of Nemasket (AOG-10) departing Mare Island, 9 October 1946.
( Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo )
Aft plan view of Nemasket (AOG-10) at Mare Island, 15 October 1946, moored outboard
of the USS Fieberling (DE 640).
( Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo )
"Nemasket (AOG-10)" Status Card.
The Miramar Ship Index for
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NEMASKET Design : T1-MT-M1, Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker
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IDNo / IMO
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6119679
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Year
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1944
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Name
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NEMASKET
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Flag
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USA
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Owner
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US Navy
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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2762
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DWT
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2638
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LOA
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94.7
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LPP
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89.0
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Beam
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14.8
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Dept
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??
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Draft
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4.78
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Machinery
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2DE-14.5
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Power
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3,300 shp
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Design
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T1-MT-M1
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Builder
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Cargill Inc.
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Yard
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Savage, MN.
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Yard No
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6
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Built
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USA
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Keel
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06.10.1942
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Launch
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20.10.1943
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Compl.
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16.06.1944
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Subsequent History
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1944 NEMASKET - Commissioned USS Nemasket (AOG-10), 16 June 1944.
1959 NEMASKET - Decommissioned, 22 September 1959.
1959 NEMASKET - Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
1960 NEMASKET - Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1960.
2006 NEMASKET - Final Disposition, 9 January 2006, withdrawn for the Reserve Fleet at Suisun, towed by the tug Alois to ESCO Marine, Brownsville, TX., 20 February 2006.
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End
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2006
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Disposal Data
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Scrapped at ESCO Marine, Brownsville, TX. Scrapping completed 6 June 2006.
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