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Rodessa / Manokin
T1-M-A2
Sequatchie Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 28 June 1943, as Rodessa, a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull,
under a Maritime Commission contract, at Todd-Galveston Dry Dock Inc., Galveston, TX.;
Renamed Manokin, 14 December 1943;
Launched, 25 January 1944;
Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 3 October 1944;
Commissioned USS Manokin (AOG-60), 27 October 1944, at Houston, TX.;
Decommissioned, 27 March 1946, at Richmond, CA.;
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1946;
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, 10 September 1946, for disposal;
Final Disposition, fate unknown.
( See photo below )
Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt) 2,270 t.(fl);
Length 220' 6";
Beam 37';
Draft 17';
Speed 10 kts;
Complement 62;
Armament, one single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm guns, three single 20mm gun mounts;
Cargo DWT 1,228;
Propulsion, diesel direct drive, single screw, 720hp.
View the Manokin (AOG-60)
DANFS history entry located at NavSource.
The Miramar Ship Index for "MANOKIN"
IDNo:
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6119550
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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MANOKIN
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Launch Date:
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25.01.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
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27.10.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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28.06.1943
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Ton
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1134
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Link
|
-
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DWT:
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1453
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Yard No:
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112
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Length overall:
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67.2
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Ship Design:
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T1-M-A2
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LPP:
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65.1
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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11.3
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Builder:
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Todd-Galveston
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Galveston
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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1D-10
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|
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Subsequent History:
[ Launched as RODESSA] -
1946 MEI PING - 1948 STANVAC SELO -
[ 1963 Lg 71.7m, 1294grt ] -
1963 SEA HORSE
Disposal Data:
Deleted 1988.
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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Main Owner
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AOG-60
|
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6119550
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1944
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MANOKIN
|
1134
|
|
U.S. Navy
|
|
|
6119550
|
1944
|
RODESSA
|
1134
|
1944
|
U.S. Govt.
|
251532
|
|
6119550
|
1944
|
MEI PING
|
1134
|
1946
|
Standard-Vacuum Oil
|
|
|
6119550
|
1944
|
STANVAC SELO
|
1134
|
1948
|
Standard-Vacuum Oil
|
|
|
6119550
|
1944
|
SEA HORSE
|
1294
|
1963
|
Petroleum Sg Service
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"Stanvac Selo", ex. "Mei Ping", ex. "Rodessa", ex. "Manokin".