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Esso Albany (I)
See also : Bethlehem Launches Last of Three
Cimarron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, 18 September 1939, as Esso Albany (I), a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull,
under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 10), at Bethlehem Steel, Sparrows Point, MD.
Launched, 27 April 1940
Acquired by the Navy, 25 September 1940
Commissioned USS Sabine (AO-25), 5 December 1940
Decommissioned, 14 February 1955 Placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS),
10 December 1956
Placed out of service, 13 November 1957
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Beaumont, TX.
Struck from the Naval Register, 14 January 1959
Reacquired and reinstated on the Naval Register in 1961
Recommissioned, 14 December 1961
Decommissioned, 20 February 1969, at Philadelphia, PA.
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Transferred to the Maritime Administration, 22 January
1970, for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustis, VA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1976
Final Disposition, disposed of by MARAD, 1 August 1983. Scrapped in 1983.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,470 t.(lt) 24,830 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 75'
Draft 32' 4"
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 304
Armament four 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts, four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws. 30,400hp.
View the Sabine (AO-25)
DANFS history entry located at the Haze Gray and Underway web site
The Miramar Ship Index for "ESSO ALBANY (I) / SABINE"
IDNo:
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6111431
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Year:
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1940
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Name:
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SABINE
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Keel:
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18.09.1939
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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27.04.1940
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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05.12.1940
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Ton:
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11316
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18355
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Yard No:
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4331
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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
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrow's 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:
[ Launched as ESSO ALBANY ]
Disposal Data:
Scrapped in 1983.
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-25
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6111431
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1940
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SABINE
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11316
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-
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U.S. Navy
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Sisterships are "Esso Annapolis (I)" and USS "Platte".
USS Sabine (AO-25), circa 1945.
( Photo thanks to Robert Hurst )
Alterations being made on the USS Sabine (AO-25), ex Esso Albany (I).
Stern view of USS Sabine (AO-25) ex. Esso Albany (I), off Mare Island Navy Yard, 12 December 1941.
Esso Albany (I) became on the day of her delivery to the Esso fleet, the USS Sabine (AO-25) in 1942.
Esso Albany (I) as USS Sabine (AO-25).
Esso Albany (I) as USS Sabine (AO-25).
USS Sabine (AO-25)
Ex. Esso Albany (I) now as AO-25 USS Sabine-refeuling-USS Enterprise CV-6.
Oiler USS Sabine (AO-25) approaches USS Enterprise CV-6.
USS Honolulu, (CL 48) refuels from the oiler USS Sabine (AO 25).
The USS "Nicholas" refuels from the oiler USS "Sabine" (AO 25).
USS Sabine (AO-25) moored pierside at Naval Base, Los Angeles, Terminal Island, 12 August, 1954.
Sabine waiting to be loaded with fuel before deployment to the western Pacific.
( Photo courtesy of the USC Libraries Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA )
"Sabine" (AO 25).
"Sabine" (AO 25).
USS Sabine (AO-25) and USS Albany (CG-10) coming alongside for replenishment in the Caribbean Sea in March 1967.( Photo thanks to Sheridan Carey )