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Summit Springs / Seekonk
T1-M-A2
Mattawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
"Seekonk", ex. "Summit Springs".
SUMMIT SPRINGS / SEEKONK (AO-20), T1-M-A2
Built by East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey. Yardnumber 4. USMC Nr. 902.
Keel laid 13-08-1942. Launched 24-05-1943. Completed 09-02-1944.
Gr. 1220 t., Net. 856 t., Dw. 1475 t.
L.o.a. 68,68 m., Br. 11,39 m., Dr. 4,06 m. Lloyds Register (IMO) or ID nr. 6120079.
Engine: 5 cyl 2SA 405 x 520 oil engine, manufactured by Fairbanks, Morse & Company, Beloit, Wisconsin. 790 B.h.p., 589 kW.
Speed 10 knots. 12 Tanks. Derrick: 1 x 3 t. Call sign: NCJZ.
History:
1942 - SUMMIT SPRINGS - Laid down for U. S. Maritime Commission, USA.
1944 - SOLDIER CREEK - Acquired by the US Navy from the Maritime Commission, 10 February 1944.
1944 - Commissioned, 10 February 1944, as USS SEEKONK (AOG-20).
1946 - SEEKONK (AOG-20) Decommissioned, 1 May 1946, at San Francisco, CA.
1946 - SAKATONCHEE (AOG-19) Transferred to the Maritime Commission at the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA., for disposal as a merchant vessel, name reverted to MV SUMMIT SPRINGS.
1949 - SUMMIT SPRINGS Sold by the Maritime Commission, 28 January 1949, to Irving Steamship Ltd.
CASUALTY REPORTS.
Final Disposition, SOLDIER CREEK, 7 June 1963, burned off Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, sold for scrapping.
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Disposition
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Suffered explosion and fire at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 7, 1963. Towed out of harbor and beach; fire extinguished on June 9. Declared constructive total loss and sold for scrapping.
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Status Cards.
