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Allagash
T3-S2-A1
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down, 26 October 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A1) tanker hull, under Maritime
Commission contract (MC hull 2559) at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard,
Sparrows Point, MD.
Launched, 14 April 1945
Commissioned USS Allagash (AO-97), 21 August 1945
Decommissioned, 21 December 1970, at Boston, MA.
Custody transferred to the Maritime Administration, 13 November 1971, for lay up in the National
Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Fort Eustus, VA.
Struck from the Naval Register, 1 June 1973
Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 22 March 1976, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp.
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,400 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 75'
Draft 32' 4"
Speed 18.3 kts.
Complement 304
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
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp.
View the Allagash (AO-97)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site.
The Miramar Ship Index for "ALLAGASH"
IDNo:
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6120818
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Year:
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1945
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Name:
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ALLAGASH
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Keel:
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26.10.1944
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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14.04.1945
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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21.08.1945
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Tons:
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12155
|
Link:
|
-
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DWT:
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18230
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Yard No:
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4436
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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:
|
|
Location of yard:
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Sparrow's Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
|
2ST-18
|
|
|
Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
Scrapped, 22 March 1976, by Union Minerals and Alloys Corp.
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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Main Owner
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AO-97
|
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6120818
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1945
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ALLAGASH
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12155
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-
|
U.S. Navy
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USS Allagash (AO-97) at anchor, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) outbound to sea from Newport, R.I., in 1970.( Photo thanks to Mike Smolinski )
USS Allagash (AO-97), center, refuels, USS Essex (CVA-9) and USS Fiske (DDR-842) during training exercises at sea.
Awaiting their turn to take on fuel are two sister ships of Fiske which will move alongside the Allagash when the others
complete their refueling process, 27 August 1958.
( National Museum of the US Navy )
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) at East Boston in August 1961.
USS Allagash (AO-97) at South Boston Naval Annex in September 1962.
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) anchored off Villefranche, France, 1 January 1968.
( Photo thanks to Carlo Martinelli )
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown.
USS Allagash (AO-97) in port Barcelona, Spain, probably July 1956.
( Photo thanks to Fabio Peña )
USS Allagash (AO-97) underway, date and place unknown, a bit unsharp photo.