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Nespelen
T1-MT-M1
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 28 August 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull, under a Maritime
Commission contract, at Cargill, Inc., Savage, MN.
Launched, 10 April 1945
Commissioned USS Nespelen (AOG-55), 9 August 1945, at Naval Repair Base, Algiers, LA.
Decommissioned, 1 July 1975, at Navel Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia
Laid up in the Reserve Fleet
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1975
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal; sold by MARAD, 24 March 1976
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping to Union Minerals & Alloys in March, 1976
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 1,850 t.(lt) 4,335 t.(fl)
Length 310' 9"
Beam 48' 6"
Draft 15' 8"
Speed 14 kts.
Complement 124
Armament four 3"/50 dual purpose guns, twelve 20mm guns
Cargo Capacity 2,210 DWT
Propulsion four 980 hp GE diesel engines, electric drive, twin shafts, 3,300shp
View the Nespelen (AOG-55)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
The Miramar Ship Index for "NESPELEN"
IDNo:
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6121808
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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NESPELEN
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Keel:
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28.08.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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10.04.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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9.08.1945
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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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20
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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:
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1975.
Disposal Data:
Sold for scrapping to Union Minerals & Alloys in March, 1976.
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-55
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6121808
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1945
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NESPELEN
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2762
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-
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U.S. Navy
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"Nespelen" on the builders ways at Cargill, Inc., Savage, MN., prior to launch on 12 April 1945.
( Photo US Navy Bureau of Ships photos )
Mississippi River Lock No. 15
Tanker "Nespelen" heading downstream from Mississippi River Lock No. 15, 16 July 1945.
( Photo U. S. Engineer office )
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway, circa March 1955.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) moored pierside, date and location unknown.( Photo thanks to Tommy Trampp )
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) moored to the ice edge at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, 7 January 1956.( Photo thanks to Mike Green )
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) probably under way in Antarctica waters,circa 1955-56 during Operation Deep Freeze I or II.( Photo thanks to Larry Sullivan )
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) under way, date and location unknown.( Photo thanks to Richard Miller )
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) at anchor, Dockyard Creek, Malta in March 1970.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway in articwaters, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway in articwaters, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Nespelen (AOG-55), in icy conditions, date and place unknown.
Navy plane on skis, looks it is on Antartica.