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Sacandaga
T1-M-A2
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
USS Sacandaga (AOG-40) lies on her starboard side, sunk and abandoned at Baten Ko,
Okinawa, a casualty of Typhoon Louise, 9 October 1945.
SACANDAGA, T1-M-A2
Built by East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey. Yardnumber 22.
Keel laid 04-08-1944. Launched 24-09-1944. Completed 09-11-1944.
Gr. 1302 t., Net. 712 t., Dw. 1649 t. L.o.a. 67,23 m., Br. 11,49 m., Dr. 3,92 m.
Lloyds Register (IMO) or ID number 6120074.
Engine: 4SA 8 cyl 368 x 508 oil engine, manufactured by National Supply Company, Springfield, Missouri. 814 B.h.p., 607 kW. Speed 10 knots. 12 Tanks. Derrick: 1 x 3 t. Call sign: NHWJ
History:
1944 - Laid down, as SACANDAGA, 7 June 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull, under Maritime Commission (MC hull 1802) contract at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, N.J.
1944 - SACANDAGA Completed and acquired by the US Navy, 28 October 1944.
1944 - SACANDAGA (AOG-40) Commissioned, 9 November 1944.
1945 - SACANDAGA (AOG-40) Grounded with damaged beyond economical repair at Baten Ko, Okinawa during Typhoon Louise, 9 October 1945.
1945 - SACANDAGA (AOG-40) Abandoned, stripped and finally decommissioned, 23 November 1945.
1945 - SACANDAGA (AOG-40) Final Disposition, declared a hazard to navigation and destroyed by demolition charges
CASUALTY REPORTS.
Reported SACANDAGA (AOG-40) destroyed by demolition charges.
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No Status Card.