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Nantahala
T3-S2-A1
Cimmeron/Ashtabula Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A2) hull under a Maritime Commission contract
at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD;
Launched, (date unknown);
Commissioned USS Nantahala (AO-60), 1944;
Decommissioned, (date unknown);
Struck from the Naval Register, 2 July 1973;
Transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet;
Final dispositon: Sold on 27 April 1992, she was scrapped on 25 October 1992.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl);
Length 553';
Beam 75';
Draft 32';
Speed 18kts;
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.
There is no DANFS History currently available for Nantahala (AO-60) at the Haze Gray & Underway
Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
The Miramar Ship Index for "NANTAHALA"
IDNo:
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6119670
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Year:
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1944
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Name:
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NANTAHALA
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Keel:
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31.10.1943
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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29.04.1944
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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19.06.1944
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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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4406
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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:
|
|
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
|
|
|
Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Sold on 27 April 1992, she was scrapped on 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-60
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6119670
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1944
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NANTAHALA
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12155
|
-
|
U.S. Navy
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USS Nantahala (AO-60) replenishing USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) and a destroyer in 1958
( Photo thanks to Robert Hurst )
USS Nantahala, Chesapeake Bay, August 1964.
( Photo thanks to Richard Leonhardt )
USS Nantahala (AO-60).
Mediterranean Sea, USS Nantahala (AO-60) refueling USS Steinaker (DD-863).
( Photo thanks to Jim McCoy )
USS Nantahala, entering Malta Harbor, 1970.
USS Nantahala.
USS Nantahala.
USS Nantahala (AO-60) in World War II camouflage paint, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to David Buell )
USS Nantahala (AO-60) at anchor, date and location unknown.
( Photo thanks to Tommy Trampp )
USS Nantahala (AO-60) at anchor, date and location unknown, a bit unsharp photo.
USS Nantahala (AO-60) date and location unknown, a bit unsharp photo.
USS Nantahala (AO-60) underway, date and location unknown.(Photo thanks to Nicholas Tiberio)