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Elkhorn
T1-MT-M1
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull at Cargill Inc., Savage, MN.
Launched, 15 May 1943
Commissioned USS Elkhorn (AOG-7), 12 February 1944
Decommissioned (date unknown)
Struck from the Naval Register, 15 April 1976
Sold to Taiwan under the Security Assistance Program, 1 May 1976, renamed Hsing Lung (AOG-515)
Final Disposition, fate 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 Elkhorn (AOG-7)
DANFS History entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
The Miramar Ship Index for "ELKHORN"
IDNo:
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6117808
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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ELKHORN
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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15.05.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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12.02.1944
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Tons:
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2762
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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2638
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Yard No:
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3
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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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|
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Subsequent History:
1976 - HSING LUNG
Disposal Data:
?????
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-7
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6117808
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1944
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ELKHORN
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2762
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-
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U.S. Navy
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AOG-515
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6117808
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1944
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HSING LUNG
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2762
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1976
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Taiwan
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"Elkhorn (AOG-7)" keel laying, 8 September 1942, at Cargill Inc., Savage, MN.(U.S. Navy photo)
US Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Elkhorn (AOG-7).
US Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Elkhorn (AOG-7).
US Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Elkhorn (AOG-7).
US Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Elkhorn (AOG-7).
US Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Elkhorn (AOG-7).
US Navy Oiler, Gasoline USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) Jan. 1963.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) moored pierside at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 1 June 1951.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) in drydock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 1 June 1951.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) in drydock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 1 June 1951.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) in drydock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 1 June 1951.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) in drydock at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, 1 June 1951.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) on January 9th 1963.
Ex. USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) in Taiwanese service as Hsing Lung (AOG-515) underway,
date and place unknown.
Ex. USS Elkhorn (AOG-7) in Taiwanese service as Hsing Lung (AOG-515) alongside ex.
USS Pecatonica (AOG-57) also in Taiwanese service as Chang Pei (AOG-517) in 1977.