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Aucilla
T3-S2-A1
Ashtabula Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, 25 May 1943, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) hull, under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 722), at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD;
Launched, 20 November 1943;
Commissioned USS Aucilla (AO-56), 22 December 1943;
Decommissioned, 18 December 1970, at Norfolk, VA.;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet,
James River, Fort Eustus, VA.;
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1976;
Final Disposition, scrapped 25 October 1992.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl);
Length 553';
Beam 75';
Draft 32';
Speed 18 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 propellers, 30,400hp.
View the Aucilla (AO-56)
DANFS history entry located at NavSource.
The Miramar Ship Index for "AUCILLA"
IDNo:
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6114734
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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AUCILLA
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Keel:
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25.05.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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20.11.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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22.12.1943
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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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4402
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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:
scrapped 25 October 1992.
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-56
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6114734
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1943
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AUCILLA
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12155
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-
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U.S. Navy
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USS Aucilla (AO-56) under way circa 1947, location unknown.( Photo Mark R. Taylor )
USS Aucilla (AO-56), underway, Norfolk VA on or about 15 August 1964.
( Photo © Richard Leonhardt )
USS Aucilla (AO-56), in the mid-Atlantic 8 May 1967 while she was refueling Saratoga.( Photo © Richard Leonhardt )
USS Aucilla (AO-56), underway, date and location unknown.
( Photo collection Mike Cotting )
USS Aucilla (AO-56), underway in 1968, location unknown.( Photo collection David Buell )
USS Aucilla (AO-56), underway, date and location unknown.
USS Aucilla (AO-56), underway, date and location unknown.
USS Aucilla (AO-56), underway, date and location unknown.
YO-141 keeping station with Aucilla (AO-56) at Norfolk, 27 September 1944.( Photo thanks to Mike Green )