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Waupaca
See also : History in short of the WAUPACA
Mettawee Class Gasoline Tanker:
Laid down, 23 November 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T1-M-A2) tanker hull,
under a Maritime Commission contract, at East Coast Shipyards Inc., Bayonne, NJ;
Launched, 4 January 1945;
Commissioned USS Waupaca (AOG-46), 9 February 1945;
Decommissioned, 26 March 1946;
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 May 1946;
Transferred to the Maritime Commission, (date unknown);
Final Disposition, see below.
( See photo below )
Specifications:
Displacement 846 t.(lt) 2,270 t.(fl);
Length 220' 6";
Beam 37';
Draft 17';
Speed 10kts;
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.
There is no DANFS History currently available for Waupaca (AOG-46) at the Haze Gray &
Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
The Miramar Ship Index for "WAUPACA"
IDNo:
|
6122289
|
Year:
|
1945
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Name:
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WAUPACA
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Launch Date:
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04.01.1945
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Type:
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Tanker
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Date of completion:
|
09.02.1945
|
Flag:
|
USA
|
Keel:
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23.11.1944
|
Tons:
|
1134
|
Link:
|
-
|
DWT:
|
1453
|
Yard No:
|
28
|
Length overall:
|
67.2
|
Ship Design:
|
T1-M-A2
|
LPP:
|
65.1
|
Country of build:
|
USA
|
Beam:
|
11.3
|
Builder:
|
East Coast SY
|
Material of build:
|
|
Location of yard:
|
Bayonne, NJ.
|
Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
|
1D-10
|
|
|
Subsequent History:
1947 MEI SHAN - 1948 STANVAC No.312 - 1949 STANVAC MEI FOO - 1954 STANVAC VISAYAS II -
1962 MOBIL VISAYAS - 1969 LAPU-LAPU CARRIER - 1975 VIRA - 1975 LEAP DAL
Disposal Data:
[ Possibly ] Scrapped at Jurong 20.11.1977.
History :
ON
|
LR/IMO
|
ID
|
Year
|
Name
|
Tons
|
Change
|
Main Owner
|
AOG-46
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
WAUPACA
|
1134
|
|
U.S. Navy
|
251680
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
MEI SHAN
|
1134
|
1947
|
Standard-Vacuum Oil
|
172801
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
STANVAC No.312
|
1134
|
1948
|
Oriental Trade & Tpt
|
172801
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
STANVAC MEI FOO
|
1134
|
1949
|
Oriental Trade & Tpt
|
209063
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
STANVAC VISAYAS II
|
1134
|
1954
|
Standard-Vacuum Oil
|
209063
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
MOBIL VISAYAS
|
1134
|
1962
|
Mobil Oil Philippine
|
209063
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
LAPU-LAPU CARRIER
|
1134
|
1969
|
Del Mar Carriers
|
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
LEAP DAL
|
1134
|
1975
|
|
|
|
6122289
|
1945
|
VIRA
|
1134
|
1975
|
|
"Waupaca (AOG-46)" on the right, in the Suisan Bay, laid up vessels.
"Stanvac Meifoo", ex. "Stanvac No. 312", ex. "Mei Shan", ex. Waupaca".
MT "Vira", ex. USS "Waupaca (AOG-46)" underway, date and location unknown.Vira is slightly modified from the original design, with the mainmast stepped on the deck rather than the bridge,
the wheelhouse rebuilt and the funnel made even smaller.
(Photo thanks to Robert Hurst)