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Noxubee
T1-MT-M1
Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker
Laid down, 17 November 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-MT-M1) tanker hull, under a Maritime
Commission contract, at Cargill, Inc., Savage, MN.
Launched, 3 April 1945
Commissioned USS Noxubee (AOG-56), 19 October 1945, at New Orleans, LA.
Decommissioned, 6 March 1959, at Green Cove Springs, FL
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs
Struck from the Naval Register, and transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense
Reserve Fleet, 1 July 1960
Reinstated on the Naval Register in 1965
Recommissioned, 10 September 1966, at Norfolk, VA.
Decommissioned in 1975
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1975
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal
Final Disposition, sold by MARAD for scrapping
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 2,270 t.(lt) 4,130 t.(fl)
Length 310' 9"
Beam 38' 6"
Draft 15' 8"
Speed 14 kts.
Complement 124
Armament four 3"/50 dual purpose guns
Cargo Capacity 2,210 DWT (17,775 barrels)
Propulsion four 980 hp GE diesel engines, electric drive, twin shafts, 3,300shp.
View the Noxubee (AOG-56)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
The Miramar Ship Index for
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NOXUBEE Design : T1-MT-M1 (Patapsco Class Gasoline Tanker)
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ID/ IMO
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6121864 USMC Hull Nr. : Not known
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Year
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1945
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Name
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NOXUBEE
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Flag
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USA
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Owner
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US Maritime Commission
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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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94.72
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LPP
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89.0
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Beam
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14.78
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Dept
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??
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Draft
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4.78
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Mchy
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2DE-14.5
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kW
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3,300 shp (2,461 kW)
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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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Port Savage, MN
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Yard No
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21
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Built in
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USA
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Keel
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17.11.1944
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Launch
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03.04.1945
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Compl.
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19.10.1945
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History
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1945 NOXUBEE - Commissioned to US Navy as USS Noxubee (AOG-56), 19 October 1945, at New Orleans, LA.
1959 NOXUBEE (AOG-56) - Decommissioned, 6 March 1959, at Green Cove Springs, FL.
1959 NOXUBEE (AOG-56) - Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs.
1960 NOXUBEE (AOG-56) - Struck from the Naval Register, and transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 1 July 1960.
1965 NOXUBEE (AOG-56) - Reinstated on the Naval Register in 1965.
1966 NOXUBEE (AOG-56) - Recommissioned, 10 September 1966, at Norfolk, VA.
1975 NOXUBEE (AOG-56) - Decommissioned in 1975
1975 NOXUBEE (AOG-56) - Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1975.
1976 NOXUBEE (AOG-56) - Transferred to the Maritime Administration for disposal.
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End
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1976
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Disposal Data
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1976 Sold by MARAD for scrapping by Union Minerals & Alloys Corp., Kearny, NJ.
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USS Noxubee (AOG-56) underway, source, date and place unknown.
USS Noxubee (AOG-56) at anchor circa 1955, source and place unknown.
USS Noxubee (AOG-56) in port, source, date and place unknown.
USS Noxubee (AOG-56) underway, circa 1973, source and place unknown.
USS Noxubee (AOG-56) underway, circa 1956, source and place unknown.
USS Noxubee (AOG-56) underway, date and location unknown.( Photo thanks to Mike Green )