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Elokomin
See also : Underway replenishment "Elokomin AO-55" ( 2 films )
T3-S2-A1
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down (date unknown) as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 721) at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.
Launched, 19 October 1943
Acquired by the Navy from the Maritime Commission, 30 January 1943
Commissioned USS Elokomin (AO-55), 30 November 1943
Decommissioned, (date unknown)
Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown)
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet
Final Disposition, scrapped in 1970 in Spain.
( 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 AA gun mounts, four twin 20mm AA gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp
View the USS Elokomin (AO-55)
DANFS history entry located at the Naval Historical web site.
The Miramar Ship Index for "ELOKOMIN"
IDNo:
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6115058
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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ELOKOMIN
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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19.10.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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30.11.1943
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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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4401
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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 at Spain 10.1970.
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-55
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6115058
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1943
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ELOKOMIN
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12155
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-
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U.S. Navy
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USS Elokomin (AO-55) date and place unknown.
USS Elokomin (AO-55) date and place unknown.
Photo taken from Davis (DD 937), after refueling from USS Elokomin (AO-55) off San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1968.
USS Elokomin (AO-55) in dry dock, date and place unknown.
( US Navy photo )
USS Elokomin (AO-55) date and place unknown
( US Navy photo )
USS Elokomin (AO-55) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, circa mid-1960s.
( Photo collection Barry Smith )
USS Elokomin (AO-55) date and place unknown.
Att the wheel on the USS Elokomin (AO-55).
USS Elokomin (AO-55) underway, circa 1964, place unknown.
( US Navy photo from "All Hand" magazine, May 1964 )
USS Elokomin (AO-55) date and place unknown.
USS Elokomin (AO-55) date and place unknown.