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Mississinewa
T3-S2-A1
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, 5 October 1943, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) tanker hull under a Maritime
Commission contract (725 ) at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.;
Launched, 28 March 1944;
Commissioned USS Mississinewa (AO-59), 18 May 1944;
Lost due to enemy action, 20 November 1944 at Ulithi anchorage, Caroline Islands, sunk by
Kaiten manned torpedo, one of five launched from Imperial Japanese Navy submarines I-36 and I-47.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl);
Length 553';
Beam 75';
Draft 32';
Speed 18.3 kts;
Complement 314;
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts;
Capacity 146,000 barrels;
Propulsion, geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp.
The Miramar Ship Index for "MISSISSINEWA"
IDNo:
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6119632
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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MISSISSINEWA
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Keel:
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05.10.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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28.03.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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18.05.1944
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Tons:
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12155
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18230
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Yard No:
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4405
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A1
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LPP:
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160.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.9
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Builder:
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Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrows Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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|
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Sunk by Kaiten manned torpedo, 10.06 N / 139.43 E on 20.11.1944.
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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Registered Owner
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AO-59
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6119632
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1944
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MISSISSINEWA
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12155
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-
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U.S. Navy
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This is a picture of Margaret "Peggy" Pence Howell, christening the USS Mississinewa on May 18, 1944.
( Note: she autographed the photograph for the crew in November 2009.)
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) anchored, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 25 May 1944. She is painted incamouflage scheme Measure 32, Design 3AO.
( US Navy photo )
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) anchored, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 23 May 1944. She is painted incamouflage scheme Measure 32, Design 3AO.
( US Navy photo )
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) anchored, Hampton Roads, Virginia, 23 May 1944. She is painted incamouflage scheme Measure 32, Design 3AO.
( US Navy photo )
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) underway, May 19th, 1944, in the Chesapeake Bay.. She is painted incamouflage scheme Measure 32, Design 3AO.
( US Navy photo )
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) underway, circa May 1944, location unknown. She is painted in
camouflage scheme Measure 32, Design 3AO.
USS Mississinewa (AO-59) sinking in Ulithi anchorage after being hit by a Japanese Kaiten human torpedo, 20 November 1944.
Photographed by SK1 Simon ("Sid") Harris, from USS Munsee (ATF 107).
The original photograph was received from USS Ajax (AR-6) in 1987.
(US Naval History and Heritage Command)